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EDITED    WITH  INTRODUCTION  AND  NOTES 

BY 

CHARLES   A.    EGGERT,   Ph.D. 


BOSTON,   U.S.A. 

D.  C.  HEATH  &  CO.,  PUBLISHERS 

1904 


Copyright,  1901, 
By  D.  C.  Heath  &  Co. 


PREFACE 


In  presenting  this  annotated  edition  of  von  Wilden- 
bruch's  Harold,  with  the  express  consent  of  the  author, 
to  American  and  English  students  of  German,  the  pub- 
lishers and  the  editor  hope  to  meet  the  wishes  of  pro- 
fessors and  teachers  who  appreciate  the  importance  of 
the  more  recent  Hterature  of  Germany. 

While  it  may  not  yet  be  time  to  formulate  a  final 
critical  estimate  concerning  this  author's  rank  as  a 
dramatist,  it  is  at  least  certain  that  he  shares  with 
Sudermann  and  Hauptmann  the  honor  of  attracting 
and  holding  universal  attention.  His  Harold  has 
proven  a  popular  text  in  England  and  wherever  it  has 
been  used  m  this  country. 

The  notes  have  been  prepared  with  the  purpose  of 
enabling  the  student  to  get  as  nearly  as  possible  to  the 
sense  and  meaning  of  the  original.  Many  passages 
have  been  paraphrased  to  facilitate  the  acquisition  of 
a  vocabulary  and  to  make  the  foreign  language,  as  far 
as  possible,  a  medium  of  instruction.  It  was  thought 
best,  however,  to  add  in  most  cases  the  English  equiv- 
alent, in  order  to  make  rapid  reading  possible  and 
satisfactory. 

The  comparative  clearness  and  facility  of  its  lan- 

iii 


IV  PREFACE 

guage,  and  the  interest  that  attaches  to  the  subject, 
and  which  the  poet  has  considerably  increased  by 
his  original  and  very  poetical  treatment,  should 
make  this  drama  one  of  the  most  useful  and  acceptable 
texts  for  schools  and  colleges. 


C.  A.  Eggert. 


Northwestern  University, 

EvANSTON,  III., 

May,  1900. 


INTRODUCTION 


Ernst  von  Wildenbruch  was  born  in  Beirut,  Syria, 
February  3,  1845,  where  his  father  was  the  Prussian  con- 
sul. Up  to  his  twelfth  year  he  lived  in  Beirut,  Berlin, 
Athens,  and  Constantinople.  His  father  then  returned 
to  Prussia,  and  the  son  entered  the  gymnasium  in  Halle. 
He  subsequently  attended  school  in  Berlin,  joined  the 
Kadettenkorps,  and  obtained  the  instruction  which  fitted 
him  to  enter  the  Prussian  army  as  a  lieutenant,  m  1863. 
He  resigned  his  office,  however,  in  order  to  finish  at 
Burg,  near  Magdeburg,  a  gymnasium  (=  college)  course 
that  would  admit  him  to  the  university.  In  1866,  the 
war  with  Austria  and  her  German  allies  broke  out.  Von 
.Wildenbruch  re-entered  the  army  and  served  during  this 
war  as  an  officer  of  the  Landwehr.  From  1867-70  he 
studied  law  at  the  University  of  Berlin.  In  1870  occurred 
the  great  war  with  France.  A  French  army  stood  at  the 
German  frontier  and  actually  entered  German  territory. 
The  young  lawyer  and  poet  again  donned  his  uniform, 
ready  to  fight  for  the  safety  and  unity  of  his  fatherland 
during  this  war,  which  has  been  called  "  the  greatest 
known  to  history."  The  heroism  displayed  by  the  Bran- 
denburg regiments  on  the  bloody  field  of  Vionville  in- 
spired him  with  his  epic  poem  "  Vionville,"  which  was 
published- in  1874.  In  1875  he  published  a  similar  poem: 
**  Sedan."     After  the  war  he  entered  the  civil  service  of 


VI  INTRODUCTION 

the  state,  and,  after  passing  through  the  lower  judicial 
and  diplomatic  grades,  was  made  a  counsellor  of  legation 
in  1888. 

His  first  dramatic  effort  was  a  satirical  play:  "Die 
Philologen"   (1868).     In  1872  he  published  "Die  Sohne 
der  Sybillen  und  Nornen";  in  1875,  besides  "Sedan,"  the 
drama  "  Auf  der  hohen   Schule";   in   1877,   a  series  of 
lyrical  poems;  in  1880,  "Der  Meister  von  Tanagra,"  an 
artist's  story  of  ancient   Greece;   in    1882,   "  Vater  und 
Sohne";   two   tragedies:   "Die   Karolinger "   and   "Der 
Mennonit,"   also   the    first   draft    of   his    "Harold";    in 
1883,   a  volume  of  "Novellen";   a  drama,  "  Opfer   urn 
Opfer";    in    1884,    a   book    of   "  Dichtungen   und    Balla- 
den";    two    tales,    "  Kinderthranen " ;    and    the    tragedy, 
"Christopher    Marlow";    in     1885,    "  Neue    Novellen"; 
in     1886,    "  Humoresken    und    Anderes";    the    tragedy, 
"Der    Fiirst    von    Verona,"    and    "Das    neue    Gebot"; 
in     1887,    "Der    Astronom,"    a    tale;     in     1888,     "Die 
Quitzows,"  a  drama ;  in  1889,  the  tragedy,  "  Der  General- 
feldoberst";    in    1890,    the    very    realistic    drama,    "Die 
Haubenlerche " ;    in    1891,    "Der   neue    Herr";    in    1892, 
"Das  heilige  Lachen,"    "Meister  Balzer,"  and  the  his- 
torical tragedy,  "  Bernhard  von  Weimar " ;  in  1893,  the 
tales :  "  Das  edle  Blut,"  "  Francesca  von  Rimini,"  and  the 
novel,  "  Eifernde  Liebe  " ;  in  1894,  "  Schwesterseele  "  ;  and 
lately,  "  Heinrich  und  Heinrichs   Geschlecht,"  a  tragedy 
taken  from  medieval  German  history. 

The  most  prominent  characteristic  of  the  greater  num- 
ber of  Wildenbruch's  works  is  in  their  subject-matter, 
which  is  generally  taken  from  German,  and  often  from 
Prussian  or  Brandenburg,  history.  He  is,  with  Fontane, 
Freytag,  and  Felix  Dahn,  one  of  the  representatives  of 
Germanic  virtues  and  aspiration.     Hence  it  is  that  Harold 


INTRODUCTION  VU 

and  the  fate  of  the  Germanic  race  in  England  enlisted  his 
sympathy.  He  is  not  unjust,  however,  to  the  Normans, 
in  whom  he  likewise  recognizes  the  general  characteristics 
of  the  Germanic  race.  The  realization  of  the  dream  of 
patriotic  Germans  for  centuries,  the  union  of  the  people 
of  Germany  in  one  powerful  and  independent  empire,  in- 
spired him  in  his  poetic  work. 

In  his  "  Harold,"  however,  we  do  not  find  any  specific- 
ally modern  tendency.  The  subject-matter  is,  on  the 
whole,  treated  with  objective  impartiality.  In  spite  of 
some  deviations  from  actual  history  the  drama  presents 
a  vivid  picture  of  the  times.  But  a  historical  drama  must 
not  be  expected  to  recite  exact  history.  The  require- 
ments of  art  are  paramount  in  any  poetic  effort,  and 
reality  must  give  way  to  fiction  if  the  purpose  of  the  poet 
is  thereby  more  fully  attained. 

A  brief  statement  of  the  historical  facts  on  which  this 
drama  is  based  will  show  in  what  respect  its  author  has 
seen  fit  to  conform  to,  and  also  to  deviate  from,  exact 
history.  His  principal  theme  was  the  downfall  of  Anglo- 
Saxon  rule,  and  to  this  idea  he  remained  faithful  through- 
out. But  in  the  treatment  of  special  and  incidental  events 
he  has  taken  liberties  of  a  kind  found  in  all  similar  dra- 
matic productions. 


Edward,  called  the  Confessor,  was  the  son  of  Ethelred 
II.,  and  of  Emma,  a  Norman  princess,  the  daughter  of 
Richard  I.,  Duke  of  Normandy.  Though  born  in  Eng- 
land, young  Edward  became  a  Norman  by  education,  stay- 
ing in  Normandy  until  1035,  when  King  Canute,  of  the 
Danish  line,  died,  and  his  son  Hardicanute  followed  him 
on  the  throne.  At  Hardicanute's  death,  in  1042,  Edward 
became  king  of  England,  and  from  this  time  dates  the 


VIU  INTRODUCTION 

beginning  of  the  predominance  of  Norman  influence  in 
English  affairs. 

The  champion  of  Anglo-Saxon  rule  was  Godwin,  Duke 
of  Wessex.  He  had  used  the  resources  of  his  powerful 
position  to  place  Edward  on  the  throne,  and  had  thus  ac- 
quired a  claim  on  the  king's  gratitude  and  favor.  For  a 
time  he  successfully  opposed  Norman  intrigues  and  in- 
fluence. He  married  the  king's  only  daughter,  Edith,  and 
managed,  until  105 1,  to  hold  his  own  against  the  hostility 
of  the  Norman  party.  But  during  this  year  he  not  only 
lost  the  king's  favor,  but  was,  together  with  his  entire 
family,  sent  into  exile.  The  occasion  was  a  quarrel  in 
which  Eustace,  Count  of  Boulogne,  the  brother-in-law  of 
the  king,  was  engaged  with  the  burghers  of  Dover  on  his 
return  from  a  visit  at  the  royal  court.  Godwin  would 
not  allow  his  subjects  to  be  punished  without  a  hearing, 
and  they  asserted  that  the  whole  trouble  was  due  to  the 
brutal  insolence  of  the  Count. 

In  our  drama,  in  order  to  concentrate  the  interest  on 
Harold,  the  poet  has  made  the  latter,  not  Godwin,  the 
champion  of  the  burghers  of  Dover.  The  result  of  the 
quarrel  was  that  Godwin  (not  Harold,  as  we  infer  from 
the  drama)  fled  to  Flanders,  while  Harold  went  to  Ire- 
land in  order  to  collect  an  army  for  the  invasion  of 
England. 

During  the  absence  of  these  two  men  Duke  William  of 
Normandy  paid  a  visit  to  the  English  king,  and,  it  is 
pretty  generally  believed,  succeeded  on  this  occasion  in 
obtaining  from  him  a  solemn  promise  that,  in  the  event 
of  his  death,  William  should  become  king  of  England. 

In  the  following  year  Godwin  and  Harold  returned  at 
the  head  of  a  strong  force,  and  it  seemed  that  Anglo- 
Saxon  influence  was  once  more  established  at  the  English 


INTRODUCTION  IX 

court.  Godwin  died  two  years  afterwards,  in  1053.  His 
son  Harold  now  became  Earl  of  Wessex  and  the  sole 
head  of  the  English  party.  In  1064.  according  to  report, 
while  cruising  in  the  channel,  he  suffered  shipwreck  on 
the  coast  of  the  domain  of  the  Count  of  Ponthieu.  He 
was  taken  prisoner  and  given  up  to  Duke  William,  who 
would  not  let  him  return  to  England  until  he  had  taken 
a  solemn  oath  of  absolute  vassalage  to  the  Duke.  The 
chronicles,  stating  this  circumstance,  add  that  Harold  had 
taken  this  oath  on  a  chest  which  contained,  unknown  to 
him,  some  relics  of  a  saint,  thereby  making  his  oath  one 
of  absolutely  binding  force  in  the  eyes  of  the  church.  In 
our  drama  Harold  makes  oath  on  the  crucifix,  voluntarily, 
and  under  circumstances  which  are  not  mentioned  by  any 
of  the  chronicles.  Neither  do  these  chronicles  say  any- 
thing of  the  death  of  Harold's  brother  at  the  Norman 
court,  nor  that  Harold  had  undertaken  the  voyage  for 
the  purpose  of  taking  him  back  to  England.  These  in- 
ventions were  evidently  introduced  in  order  to  invest  the 
character  of  Gytha,  the  mother  of  Harold  and  Wulfnot, 
with  additional  interest,  and  to  heighten  the  tragic  features 
of  the  drama.  It  was,  besides,  necessary,  for  the  purposes 
of  the  drama,  to  represent  Harold  as  justified,  or  at  least 
as  excusable,  in  accepting  the  royal  crown  from  Edward. 
To  this  end  the  poet  represents  his  hero  as  ignorant  of 
the  real  purpose  of  his  oath. 

On  his  deathbed  the  vacillating  and  weak  king,  dis- 
regarding his  promise  to  William  of  Normandy,  appointed 
Harold  his  successor.  The  Witenagcmot  confirmed  the 
dying  king's  decision,  and  Harold  was  crowned  king  of 
England  the  day  after  Edward's  death,  on  the  6th  of 
January,  1066. 

Duke  William  thereupon  collected  a  powerful  army  and 


X  INTRODUCTION 

invaded  England.  On  the  14th  of  October  of  the  same 
year  he  met  the  English  forces  under  Harold  at  Hastings. 
Harold  was  killed  by  an  arrow  which  entered  his  left  eye, 
and  his  army  suffered  a  complete  defeat. 

Three  representatives  of  the  Roman  church  appear  in 
the  drama.  Of  these  the  meek  and  blindly  obedient  Wil- 
fried  represents  the  spirit  of  the  lower  clergy.  As  an 
Anglo-Saxon  he  deeply  feels  for  his  country,  but  the 
nature  of  his  calling,  and  the  prelate  whose  orders  he 
must  carry  out,  force  upon  him  a  moral  conflict  under 
which  he  succumbs. 

Robert  of  Jumieges,  formerly  the  Abbot  of  the  mon- 
astery of  Jumieges,  in  Normandy,  became  acquainted  with 
Edward  during  the  latter's  stay  in  Normandy.  As  soon 
as  Edward  had  ascended  the  throne  he  called  him  to  his 
court.  In  1044  he  made  him  Bishop  of  London  and,  in 
105 1,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury.  The  return  of  Godwin 
in  1052  deprived  him  of  this  dignity  and  of  his  influence. 
He  was  forced  to  leave  England  and  returned  to  Jumieges. 
Until  the  return  of  Godwin  he  had  exercised  an  almost 
absolute  power  over  the  feeble  king  and  used  all  his 
efforts  to  strengthen  the  Norman  party  in  England.  It 
was  he,  very  probably,  who  prevailed  upon  the  king  to 
choose  the  Duke  of  Normandy  as  his  successor. 

Stigand,  Bishop  of  Winchester,  is  another  churchman 
who  plays  a  considerable  part  in  the  drama,  as  he  did  in 
history.  He  was  devoted  to  the  English  cause  and  a 
faithful  supporter  of  Godwin  and  Harold.  Befriended 
by  the  Anglo-Danish  royal  house,  he  had  a  particular 
interest  in  Godwin,  who  had  married  the  sister  of  the 
Danish  Earl  Ulf,  a  relative  of  King  Canute.  After  the 
death  of  Godwin  he  stood  by  Harold  and  the  Anglo-Saxon 
cause  as  an  uncompromising  enemy  of  Norman  rule.     He 


INTRODUCTION  XI 

became  Bishop  of  East  Anglia,  in  1043;  in  1047  he  was 
appointed,  by  the  king,  Bishop  of  Winchester,  and  in  1052, 
after  Robert  of  Jumieges  had  left  England,  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury.  This  office  he  held  until  1070,  when  his 
patriotic  ardor  made  him  obnoxious  to  the  Norman  ruler 
of  England,  who  caused  him  to  be  confined  in  Winchester 
Castle  during  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Gytha,  though  her  name  occurs  in  history,  is  yet  largely 
a  creation  of  the  poet,  who  needed  this  character  to  deepen 
the  tragic  force  of  the  drama. 

The  two  earls,  Morcar  and  Edwin,  represent  more  par- 
ticularly the  Danish  element.  They  favor  the  Norman 
side  because  they  are,  it  would  seem,  jealous  of  the  power 
exercised  by  the  son  of  Godwin.  They  were  the  sons  of 
Alfgar  and  rivals  of  Godwin  in  the  royal  favor  during 
the  lifetime  of  Canute.  Edwin,  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  became  Earl  of  Mercia,  in  1062.  Morcar  was 
chosen  Earl  of  Northumberland,  in  1065,  in  place  of  Tos- 
tig,  Harold's  brother,  who  was  driven  from  the  country 
by  a  revolt.  The  poet  has  shown  considerable  skill  in 
grouping  the  contending  parties  and  their  representatives 
in  such  a  way  that  an  air  of  reality  is  spread  over  his 
picture.  The  drama  undoubtedly  ranks  among  his  very 
best  productions  and  is  deservedly  popular. 

The  blank  verse  used  by  the  poet  is  in  a  few  lines  open 
to  criticism.  Attention  is  called  to  them  in  the  Notes. 
In  all  other  respects  the  poetic  and  metrical  treatment 
calls  for  high  praise. 

C.  A.  E. 

Before  the  issue  of  this  new  edition  of  the  play,  its  author  had  produced  another 
tragedy  of  remarkable  power,  Gewittcrnacht  ;  the  drama,  Vic-  Tochter  des  Erasmus  ; 
and  several  tales,  among  them,  Neid.  Most  of  his  tales  have  appeared  in  the 
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2)0(1)  groei  ^afirje^nte  Idnger  [djon  al§  i(^. 

Hub  btefeS  9teid)c§  |)erren  — 
Stiganb.  I^onig  ©biiarb? 

lo  (JJjjt^a.    Sa  feiefen  ^i3ntg  !    ^iefcn  (Sbuarb !    ^fjn ! 
©tigonb.     SKiir'  bicfer  2:Dn,  ber  fcinen  DfJamen  noimte, 

(Sin  ©djmert  getnefen,  auf  fein  |)er3  gegiidl, 

@r  lebte  Idnger  nid)t. 
(S5i)t^o.  2Bdre  e§  [o ! 

SBdr'  i^  etn  mam !    3d)  Ijdtte  me^r  aU  2Borte ! 
ettgonb.    2)er  ^onig,  (Srdfin. 
IS  (S5t)t^o.  Unb  bnrd)  men  benn  tuarb  er'§? 

SBer  gab  fein  58Iut  fiir  xf)n  in  l^unbert  (Sd)Iad)ten? 

SSer  fd)Iug  ()era6  be§  2luf[tanb5  fede  ^au\i, 

S)ie  noc^  i^m  griff? 
©tigcttb.  ^6)  meifj  e§  ttiol^I. 

&t)tfia,  ©raf  ©obloin ! 

D  jeber  'iJltemsug  in  feiner  S3ruft 
2o      9JKtfite  ein  SJ)anf  fiir  nicincn  ©attcn  fein. 

etiganb.     S)ag  eben,  fiird)t'  id),  raubt  (5ud)  feine  |)ulb, 

S)anf,  fagt  mon,  briidt  ben  9JJenfd)en. 
OJi)tfia.  S)en  elenben! 

^ein  fii^rer  ^^i*^*^"  gie6t'§  fiir  niebren  ©inn. 


(Erfter  2Ift.     ^tuctter  2(uftritt 

©tiflnnb.     3"  In  lit  [prid)t  cuer  3iinicn.   ^im\c\  (Sbiiarb, 
S[t  er  glcid)  \d)\md),  i[t  bod;  luni  .t^cr.^cu  t^ut. 

@j)tf|a.     ©utmiitifl  —  d)  ciu  jammerDolle»  ^ob, 
SBenn  c0  ba»  ciiij'cjc  i[t  fur  einen  konic^. 


^tpcitcr  2(uftrttt 

aSulfltot  (toon  eincr  Dienerin  gefuOrt,  fommt  tion  rec^ts.     gr  ift  fc^mori  Ge= 
Iteibet,  ge^t  jur  SKutter  unb  itmormt  fie). 

Stiganb.     9Zun  fcfjt,  bcr  alte  ©tamtii  tjiit  bod)  nod)  .Unofpcii.    $ 

(fetu  ft*,  }ief)t  ben  finabeit  an  fidii 

SteureS  2?ermd^tnt§  be»  Oeref^rtcn  93fanne§, 
©ott  fdjiilje  bic^  Dor  ^roft,  bii  junflCa  ^0(3. 

(ju  ®5t^a) 

Unb  too  ift  euer  tlt'ftcr,  ^n^oQ  |)QroIb? 
SSutfnot.    ^n  Sonbon  ift  er,  mir  ein  ©djmert  511  faiifcn. 

Sttgonb  (nimmt  ben  Simlmi  niif  ba§  iiniej,     Sraud^ft  bll  cilt  ©djlDCrt 

fd)on,  fleincr  9}knn? 
aSSutfnot.  SatDof)r,  10 

58alb  tt)erb'  idj  grof}  fein,  unb  banu  fiimpfen  loir 
3ufammen  gegen  bie  9iormannen. 

©tigonb  freifet  ben  Snnben  in  ^Jlo^tic^er  SBewegung  an  bai  ^erj). 

O  ©obroing  cd;tc§  33(ut  in  feinen  ©ofjnen ! 
Sd;  mcrb'  e§  nic^t  incf)r  fefjen,  lickg  ^inb, 
2Denn  bu  jum  llfanne  einft  cnDad)fcn  inirft  —  15 

Si)u  juncicr,  fdjncib'ciev,  funfenfpritf)'nbcr  Stafjl, 
ar^crbe  ein  Sd)incrt  bu  fiir  bcin  initcrlanb. 
&\}ti\a.     (Set/  jclU  unb  fpicic,  SBuIfnot. 

(Stiflanb  fe^t  i>cn  Jtna&en  niebev,  ifiJulfnot  unb  Sienerin  nac^  rec^ts  ab.) 

2)icfc»  iHub 


6  ^arolb 

C")at  (Slid)  beraegt? 
ettflonb.  ©agt  mtr,  erlouc^te  ^^xan, 

SSie  benft  ju  bicfem  3ufifl"^  un[re§  2anbe§ 

|)arDlb,  ber  C)er3Dg,  euer  ©o!^n? 
@j)t^a.  D  5Btf(!)Df, 

Wit  Summer  fpred/  ii^'§  au§ :  er  tuarb  tnir  fremb. 
5      ^aiim  \al}  icJ)  i^n  feit  meine§  ©atten  Slobe, 

^enn  unabldffig  ift  er  jeljt  auf  Oteifen, 

5Im  5Jieer,  in  Sonbon  imb  auf  feinen  ©iitern. 
Sttganb.    @el)t  bicfe  eblen  ^erren  unferc§  2anbe§, 

2Bie  fie  jic^  fleibeu  na6)  ber  ^ranfen  5(rt, 
lo     2Bie  fie  berac^ten  iljreS  33oife§  ©itte, 

2Bie  il)r  ©efUI)l  iljr  35aterlanb  berrdt  — 


Drttter  2tuftritt 

2)iCltcr  (metbet). 

S)te  beiben  ©rafen  ©brain  unb  5}?orcar. 

&tjti^a  i^alblaut). 

3d)  tuollt'  eg  n)dr'  ein  anberer.    (laut) 

SSittfommen. 

(SDiener  Bffttet  Itnf§.) 

Pterter  2tuftrttt 

(Sbtuitt,  9Korcar  (fommen  tion  Itnf§.       ©ie  finb  itormanntfc^  Imnt  gctleibet). 

GbttJin  (bemeigt  fic§).    3um  ©ruf,,  erlaud)te  ©d)H)dflerin. 

movcat  (fterndgt  ftc^).  3um  (SrU^. 

(i3t)t^n.    ©cib  mir  8eflriif5t,  iljr  ^err'n. 
15  (gbiuitt.  Sn  Strauetflcibern? 

(Srfufjrt  St)r  nid)t,  bof?  ^eut  ber  ^onifl  fommt? 
(ytjt^.     Ser  iionig?    ^xnite?    .t>ter?    3d)  irmfjte  nid)t§, 


(Erftcr  -Hn.    Dicrter  ^luftritt  7 

6r  tDcirb  mtr  nid)t  cjcnielbet  — 
9Korcar.  ©cf)r  crf(dr(ic^ ; 

^cr  .Qonifl  fnuU  nidjt  dcim  9?afallcii  an, 
2Banu'»  \i)m  Qcfdllit]  fci,  t(;u  311  ciiipfangen. 

(B))t^a  (toecf)felt  einen  SPItcf  mtt  Stinanb). 

Gbain.     SBofit  3^r  in  5lraucrflcibcrn  \i)n  cmpfancicn? 
©jjt^a.     5fi}cnn  mir  ©raf  Gbmin  nid)t  bic  iUcibumj  ncnnt,       5 

3)ie  beficr  an[tcf)t  ©rnfcn  G)obiuin5  3SitiDe? 
Gbttiin.     33ci  (SottC'5  ©lan,^,  icir  iDiffcn,  bajj  er  [tarb, 

5)oc^  ba^  i[t  nun  ein  ^a^r. 
Stiflonb.  ©c^r  ebfcr  .g)crr, 

5}ay  ift  fcljr  lanci  fiir  biefc»  £anbc»  .{-^ctl, 

»Q'urj  fiir  ben  Sc^merj  urn  einen  foldjcn  TOann.  10 

ebwin  (ju  (Stiganb).     @»  %ai)  unb   giebt   nod)   anbre   neben 

i^m. 
©ttganb.     ®a§  tt)iinfd)t'  ic^,  bnf?  tf)m  ttiele  nleid)cn  mod)ten. 
3)Zorcflr.     58if(^of  ©tiflanb,  erlaubt  mir  cine  i^xaiic : 

©eben!t  ^fjr,  fjicr  ben  .^bnici  ju  eruuirten? 
etiflonb.     JOenn  6rd[in  6i)lf)a  e§  gcftattet,  ja.  15 

gjiorcar.     S*-"^)  ii^cif),  '^i)v  feib  bet  nieincr  8d)nidgerin ; 

5^od)  mir  erUnibt,  bem  ^)iite[tcn  bc»  4")aulcsi, 

^afy  id)  (?ud)  fcige,  mag  ^fj^  fclbft  mofil  mint, 

3^r  freut  ben  ^^onig  nid)t  mit  eurer  Did^e. 
Sttgoitb.     SBeli^  einen  ©runb  — 
Slorcar.  ^i)x  fennt  ben  Grunb,  ,^err  Sifdjof :  20 

^^r  feib  ha^  ^anpt  ber  Unjufricbenen. 

^fir  IjaBt  ben  Grjbifdjof  Don  (^"anterburp, 

^errn  Stobert  non  ^umiegc^,  mcil  er  9hirmann*  ift; 

©in  jeber  %m\k  ftill  lierborgnen  ©roily, 

©0  taufenbfadj  burd)  bicfcs  iUilf  Derftreut,  25 

33ld[t  fid),  auf  (iud;  uertraucnb,  jur  glamme  nn. 


8  ^arolb 

Stiflonb.    Hub  feib  "^ijx  md)t  don  bicfem  SBoIfe? 
9)iiJrcor.  gfjetn ! 

©enn  unfer  |)au§,  e§  ift  ntdjt  unsufriebcn. 


^linftcr  2luftrttt 

^fltolb  (trttt  un6emer!t  bott  [inf§  aiif,  fileibt  fte^en.     (£r  ift  fcfjicnrj  gefteibet; 
ttdgt  jitnt  Uitterfcfjiebe  bou  (Sbiuitt  unb  SOJorcar  longmattenbeg  6Ionbe8  §aar). 

aWorcar.    ®te§  bumpfe  5;rD^en  iDtber  alle§  ^rembc, 

9iur  be§I}alb,  tueil  ba§  ^rembe  man  nid)t  fennt ! 
5      9lii^t§  ift  berberblii^er  fiir  Canb  unb  SJolf, 

51I§  bay  @ef(f)rei  ber  Unjufriebenl^eit, 

3u  ber  !ein  @runb  ift. 
|»orolb  (tritt  5eran).  5lber  trenn  fi(f}'§  fdnbe, 

S)af3  giiter  ©runb  boju  borfjanben  rtore? 

(2lfle§  fclicft  iifierraf^t  auf  i^n.) 

(S5i)t^a.    ^arolb  —  bu  l^ier? 

^orolb  (Uenteigt  ftcfi  Bor  ebloin  unb  SKorcar).      ^C^    gtU^'  (Sud),  mcinC 

10  £)(}me. 

(jartlid^  bte  SJJutter  umfaffenb.) 

S)u  ftanneft  mid)  ju  fe^n?    Unb  glaubteft  bu, 

5ln  foId)em  Stage  miirbe  id)  bir  fel)Ien? 
(S5t)tI|o.     ©0  m\\it  bu,  |)arD(b,  ba^  ber  ^onig  fommt? 
^orolb.     Sarum,  gel)ord)enb  ber  ^Bafatlenpflidjt, 

©ieljft  bu  mid)  I}ier. 
IS  etmiitt.  S)od)  mein'  id),  bem  58afatten 

©ejieme,  pm  Smpfauge  feineS  |)errn 

@in  reid)er  ^lleib  al§  bieg. 
^orolb.  ^IJJir  aber  niitigt 

3iDiefad)cr  ©runb  bieS  ^leib  ber  2;rauer  auf. 


J 


€rftcr  JlPt.    ^fiinftcr  2Iuftritt  9 

^lag  bcr  5Jorinaunc  cic()n  im  buntcu  ^Kocf, 

3iemt  alloumoljl  hai  kkih  ber  2:raucr. 
9JJorcnr.  9ie[fe, 

^c^  Iptf'  6ud)  nuf  ber  ©cite  nic^t  su  finbcn, 

9Bo  jene  iin^^ufricbncn  ©djrcicr  finb.  5 

^arolb.    3d)  fiirdjtc,  £1)111,  3f)r  fd)cltct  fie  ju  Unred)t. 
ajJorcar.     '^d)  fiivd)tc,  Sicffe  |)aroIb,  ''^\)x  DergcjU, 

Sap  ic^  fo  alt  luie  euer  ^akx  bin 

Unb  3t)r  fo  alt  —  mie  eure§  Initerg  ©iV^n. 
^iiroll).     S)ruin  luollt  mid)  immer  aiif  bcr  Seitc  fudjcn,  lo 

9Uif  ber  mein  95ater  fldnbe,  lebt'  er  noc^. 
ajJorcar.     Wix  fprcdjcn  tncf)r  badon  an  anbrcm  Crte.  — 

2iMf5t  Sf)r  ben  ©rimb,  warum  bcr  ^bmg,  tommt?- 
^orolb.     Sc^  bcnfe,  unfre  Sreue  ju  erprobcn, 

Cb  roir  t()m  luillig  offnen  unfre  iHirg?  15 

aWorcar.     2)a»  nid)t  aUein  —  33efud)  crmartct  er, 

SSil^elm,  ber  |)er3Dtj  ber  5Zormanncn,  fommt. 

(.^arotb,  Qi\)ti)a,  Stiganb  in  gemaUiflet  (Srregung.) 

^orolb.     DZcin ! 

aJIorcar.  ^a,  e§  tft  fo. 

^orolb.  3)Dcf)  e§  barf  nid)t  fein ! 

9)Jorcor.     S)ad)t'  id)  cy  bo(^,  3f)r  loiirbet  gan^  entlobern 

Sn  2cibenfd)aft  — 
^orolb.  2?crbammni§  treffe  mid),  20 

|)orte  ic^  ruf)ig  foId)e  5iad)rid)t  an  ! 

Sf)r  n^art  jugcgen,  C[)eim,  an  bcm  2age, 

5(l»  i()m  ju  ii^iud)cftcr  mcin  f)oI)cr  initcr 

S)ie  ©ad)fcnfrone  feljte  auf  hai  ^aupt ! 

SBcld)'  einen  (5ib  gelobte  .Qbnig  (^buarb  25 

5In  jcnem  3:aije?  —  Sarum  fdjiueigt  ^i)x,  Cf)eim? 


10  Biavolb 

^t)x  !cnnt  ben  (Sib,  benn  ^ijx  unb  alle  Sblen 

®e§  (5a(^fcnt)Dlfe§  flanbet  urn  i^^n  !^er 

%l§  |)uter  biefcS  ©d)n)ur§ !  —  ©o  bitt'  ic^  ^u^, 

©l^rimirb'ger  33iid)Df,  nennt  t^m  biefen  6ib. 
5  (Stigaub.     3Sor  ©ottcS  ^tngefidit  fc^^luur  ^onig  ^buarb, 

^'eine  ^^iormannen  in  t>a§>  Sanb  ju  tufen. 
SKorcttr.     ®a§  alle§  toeip  id)  ja. 
^arolb.  ^a§  afle§  tt)i^t  ^^r 

Unb  r)eifd)et,  rul)'gen  58Iute§  foUf  id)  pren, 

S)a^  er  ben  |)er3og  felbft  in§  2anb  ung  ruft? 
10  monav.    ^d)  fagt'  (^ud) :  gnm  23efud)e  fommt  ber  ^txm ! 

|)eif3t  ba§  in§  Sanb  i^n  rnfen? 
ebttjtn.  ©oil  man  fagen, 

2)ie  5tngelfad)fen  finb  ba§  einj'ge  SSoI!, 

®a§  nid)t§  t)on  ©itte  tt)ei^  unb  |)6flii^!eil? 
^arolb.     3ur  |)oUe  ntit  bem  girniS  §o[Ii(^!eit, 
15      2Benn  er  23erbred)en  iiberbeden  foil ! 
aWorcor.     2Ber  fprid)t  ^ier  bon  33erBred)en? 
^orolb.  3rf),  mein  Oljeim ! 

(Sin  |)irt,  ber  felbft  bem  2SoIf  bie  2pre  offnet 

3ur  andertrauten  |)erbe  — 
(Sbttiin.  2;Dae§  ^eug. 

^orolb.     S«/  e^'  "o^  ^^^^^^  '^^  ^^-^  gier'gen  SSoIf, 
20     3)er  um  bie  |)iirben  f(^nobert,  t^'  id)  glaube, 

S)Qf5  biefer  C)er3Dg  fommt  al§  greunb ! 
aWorcor.  ©0  :^6rt  boc^. 

SSil^elm  ift  (SbuarbS  9leffe  —  mif^t  ^i}x  ha^? 

@ut  — '(Sbuarb  liebt  ifjn  —  ^^r  nennt  boS  SSerbred)en, 

S)ie  anbern  5}Jenf(^en  ncnnen  ba§  9iatur. 
25      (Sbuarb  t)at  Sdnber  in  ber  5Jiormanbie 

25on  feiner  5)lutter  ^er;  mi^t  S^r  ba§  am^? 


(Erftcr  :ift.     ^^iinftcr  :inftritt  U 

®ut  —  big  311  Gbuarbg  Slob  foil  ^^Qx^oc[  3iMIf)cIm 

5)ie§  Sanb  p  2c{)\\,  nad)  ^onic;  Gbiiarby  2obc 

3u  eiflcu  l)ahcn.  —  ^abt  ^i}x  bag  berftanbcn? 

\h\h  ()eutc  Iciftct  2i?ilf)elm  if)m  bcu  2c()n5cib, 

2)cnn  eincn  Seljugeib,  iDi[;t  ^f)r,  frfjinort  imin  fclb|'t.  s 

9iun  fac^t  mir,  faun  cy  eincn  ^^(nlnf^  gcbcn, 

Unfd^ulbiflcr  n(»  biefcn  nnf  bcr  2Bc(t? 
;^oroIb.     Unb  fidnijcn  f^nnbcrtfarf)  un|d)nlbtt]cr 

2)ie  ©riinbe,  bic  3()t  feincm  l^ommen  Ici()t, 

2)en  (Sinlaf,  nicii]r'  irf)  lijm  ouf  mcincr  33urg !  10 

9Korcor.     ^^r  njcrbet'g  nid)t ! 
|>oroliJ.  ^^  rocrbe  c§  ! 

(5b»tn.  2)er  ^onig 

2Birb'g  Qud}  gebieten ! 
^arolb.  Unb  ic^  iDcrb'  c§  uicicicrn ; 

^eni  tyeinb  be§  2anbe§  tneine  23urg  su  o'^mn, 

"^xd^i  @ott  bom  |)immcl  foil  c§  mir  gebieten. 
aWorcor.    ©predjt  eurem  (So()n  23ernunft  ju,  ©cfimdgcrin.      15 
Gbwtn.     @r  raft  cud)  alle  in»  i>erberben,  (Brdfin  ! 
@»)t()a.     2>erlangt  ^i)x,  bap  ic^  rebe?    SSoIjl,  fo  t)ort : 

^eglii^em  2Sort,  ha^  6ud)  mein  ©o^n  gefprodjen, 

©timme  i^  bei,  al§  fei  e§  mein». 
aWorcar.  3f)rbiUigt  — 

@j)tf)a.    5^cin,  me^r  alg  ba§  :  in  feine  S^cinhc  leg'  i(^  20 

5J?ein  8d)id[al  unb  bag  ©d}id|al  meineg  i^aufeS, 

©a^  er'g  Dermalte ;  il)m  Dertraue  id; 

3im  2Bogenid)lage  biefer  bi^fen  3cit 

5)ag  ©teuerruber  —  er  fei  bcr  '^Mlot, 

2)eg  SSille  Oiidjtung  meinem  SSillen  giebt.  —  25 


12  I]aroIb 

Sedjftcr  ^tuftritt 

2)teitcr  (Boit  itnts).    @vlau(^tc  grau  unb  eble  |)ert'n  berjeif^t, 
6»  [tef)cn  Siirger  f)Dt)er§  bor  bcm  St^or 
Unb  bitten  brintjenb  (^inlaf^  nnb  @el;6r. 

@t)t^a  (ioinft). 
2)tencr  (offnet  Iinl§). 


Steknter  2Cuftntt 

Drbgar  (mlt  DerBunbenem  S?o)jf).     @brtc.     JBolbttJUff.     233i(frtcb  (treten 

bolt  lints  auf). 

(SbttJiit  (ju  orbgar.)  2Ba§  tommt  ^f}r  in  [o  mibcrmart'gcm  ^ufjug 

3u  nn§? 
5  Drbgttr  (nut  tuub  roiienben  siuGen).    ^Q  tt)iberit)artig  —  \a  f 0  ift'§  — 

2)rum  [trafe  (Sott  ben,  ber  mi(^  fo  getkibet ! 
SDJorcor.    2Ber  ift  ber  alte  laute  ^ann? 
@J)t^a.  ^^  benfe, 

Sd)  !enne  euren  S'iamen :  Drbgar  —  nicfit? 
Crbgar.     ^a,  eble  g^rau,  unb  lebte  euer  ©atte, 
lo      ®er  leiber,  leiber,  leiber  nic^t  mel;r  lebt, 

6r  !ennte  mid) ! 
gjJorcttr.  9lun  alfo,  Orbgor,  fprec^t : 

SBa§  n)un[d)t  S^r? 
Drbgar.  D,  bergebt  mir,  gnab'ger  |)err, 

SCenn  id)  ni(^t  nioljlgeorbnet  reben  tann, 

(S§  ift  nur  e  i  n  §  —  aflein  ha§  i[t  fo  Diet  — 
SKorcor.    ©pred;t  beutlid;,  enblid) ! 
15  Drbgor.  Saf^t  mir  S^'xt,  \6)  bitte !  — 

gdnb'  id)  ba§  SSort  —  e§  liegt  mir  auf  ber  58ruft  — 


(Erftcr  :yFt.    Sicbcntcr  2luftrttt  13 

SBiirflt  mir  bcii  ^al5  — 
Gbwiit.  91?eint  of)^'  >uir  fjdttcn  3cit  — 

Drlinnr.     5hin  bann  ftatt  nllcr  bicfc^i  einj'gc  SBort, 

2)a§  ^cilig  i[t,  tucil  e§  gcboicn  unirbc 

5Im  erftcn  2:age  mit  bctn  erften  ^Jicnfdjcn  : 

(beibe  ^iinbe  em))or6ebenb)  ©ercdjtiflfeit  ! 

Gbric  imb  SBnlbttiulf.  ©crec^tii]Jcit,  ifjr  |)crrcn  !    5 

3)iorcar.     SiBcr  tl)at  (Surf)  Unrcc^t? 

Drbflar.  5;)er  5?Drinannc  tljat'S. 

ajiorcar.    5RaturIic^  ber  ^iormonnc. 

Crbgar.  <Bd)i  mein  ^aupt, 

5luf  bQ§  er  fcincn  bhit'gen  Dkmen  frfjrieb. 

SDcr  ^riebcnsbrcdjer ! 
2Korcor.  2Ba§  fott  aQcS  ba§? 

|)cut  ift  nirfjt  3fit  ©c|rfjirf)tcn  Qn5u()5ren  lo 

i^on  ^^kiigelci  —  fomint  morflcn  micber  —  ge^t. 
Drbflor.     2Bag?   ^riujcici?   aBa§? 
Gbric.  (Sndb'ger  i^crr,  Dcrjeifit, 

@tn  unerfjortcr  g-ricbcn§l3ruc^  flcfrfj^il)- 
gjZorcar.     Slag  fenne  irf; ;  inir  untcrfurfjcu'iS  morgen. 

^nx  ^eute  ge^t. 
^orolb.  @r(oubt  ein  2Sort. 

aJlorcar.  2Ba§  iDoUt  S^r?       iS 

^aroJb.     Sf)r  Seute,  gcgcn  men  crr^cdt  if)r  iHagc? 
9)Jorcor  (ju  ^axoit).     2Ba»  foil  ba»  (}ci)5cn?    4'^a6t  ^^r  nic^t 
gef)ort, 

^aJ5  id),  euer  D^eim,  eureS  |)aufe§  ^It'fter, 

©c()Dr  Denueigre? 
^arolb.  ©raf  DJ^orcar,  bcrgcjit  nidjt, 

'^a\i  id)  ber  ©raf  Don  2)oDer  bin,  iiidjt  3f)r.  20 

ffllorcor  (5u  ebiuin).     2;er  23iir|d;e  luirb  nod;  toll  Dor  Udermut. 


14  f^arolb 

;!porolti.     <Bpxt6)i,  alter  9)iann. 

Orbgar.  O  gncib'ger  ^err,  ^eut  morgen 

^am  ©raf  @u[tai^  in  unfre  ©tabt  geritten 

3Rxi  funfjig  ©d;merbett)a|fneten. 
^arolb.  Unb  toeiter? 

Drbgor.     ®arauf,  al§  [ie  gum  5J?ar!t  gcfommen  ftnb, 
5      ©pringt  er  bom  9toi5  unb  ruft  hm  ©eincn  ju : 

„9Jiai^t  un§  unb  unferm  C^erjoge  Quartier 

Set  biefen  ^ubel!6pfen." 
|>ori)lb.  2Bas  gefdjal)  barauf? 

Drbgar.     ©orauf,  al§  tndte  Softer  ^einbe§  ©tobt, 

gaflen  fie  xc6)t§>  unb  linfs  in  unfre  |)aufer 
lo      Unb  bredjen  mit  ©etualt  bie  2:pren  auf. 
^orolb.    S)a§  tl^aten  fie? 
Drbgar.  ©ie  t|aten'§. 

ebric  unb  SBalbmulf,  SBir  Bejeugen'S ! 

Drbgor.    Unb  ha  bie  SBitrger  iljnen  (Sintritt  meigern, 

9ieif5en  Don  if)rcn  ^iiften  fie  ha§  ©d}mert 

Unb  —  0  id)  !ann  nid)t  reben  —  ^lud)  auf  fie  — 
IS      5J?itten  im  grieben,  ^err,  mitten  im  grieben  — 
jlporolb.     ©pred)t  rul}ig  — 
Drbgor.  S)reifiig  SSitrger  eurer  <Stabt 

2iegen  erfc^Iagen  in  ben  ©affen  SotierS. 
©tiganb.     58efd)iitje  ©ott  un§ ! 
(Si\)t\}a,  Ungel^eure  St^at ! 

^arolb.    ©rfc^tagen?  —  ©reif^ig? 
@bric  (jeiiit  auf  asiifrteb).  Siefer  junge  ^priefter, 

2o      ®cr  jiingft  au:a  9tom  !am,  foU  e§  (Sud)  bejeugcn. 
Carol's)  (,iu  asiffi-ieb).     ^-l^r  fatjt  e§  an? 
aBilfncb.  D  gncib'ger  ^^cxx,  id)  faf/S. 

^orolb.     2)enft,  ba'ji  ^i)x  eure  2ippin  (^ott  gctueiljt: 


€ri'tcr  Hit.    Sicbcntcr  :hiftritt  15 

'^ai  5lLHn-t  ally  ciirciu  ''llciinb  fci  mic  Mc  -laulic, 
^ic  iibcriii  '■Jjtccr  bcr  I'cibcnfdjiiftcn  fdjiuciit  — 
©agt  nid)t,  id)  \ai},  iDctin  3^r  nic^t  bcutlid)  faf)t, 
5)enn  mnn  '^Ijx  jeneS  ^^Iten  SBort  bcftatujt  — 

ebttin.   '^a  f reilic^,  menu  — 

^oroJb.  S5?cr  fpric^t  in  6obroin§  ^aiife,    5 

Siebor  i^n  ©obming  6rbe  fpred)cn  l)k\]? 

(ju  SBitfneb) 

^od)  cinnial  frag'  id)  — 
a^ilfricl).  Unb  Dcrljiit'  c§  ©ott, 

^aJ5  id)  nod)  etnmal  fclje,  nia§  id;  \ai). 

9>erf)iit'  e§  ©ott,  baf,  id)  nod;  einmal  f)orc, 

2Bie  grimmc  ©djiucrter  frad)enb  nicberfallcii  10 

Unb  tniridjcnb  beiijcn  in  be»  DJJenfdjcn  ^aupt. 
^arolb.     ^l)X  fa^t  eg  aM?  f}6rtet's? 
aSilfricb.  ^cbcS  SSovt, 

2)ag  biefcr  53^ann  (Snd)  fagtc,  ftanb  bor  mir, 

(Sin  Icib()aft  blutig  fiird)tcrlidje5  !^ilb, 

5luf  eiuig  mir  ben  3;raum  ber  5iad)t  bcrgiftenb !  15 

^arolb.     5hin  bann,  bcini  5(ni3ebcnten  meine»  Waters, 

33ei  meiner  DJhitter  unb  bei  alien  j^ingcn, 

2)ie  f^eilig  mir  gleid)  bicfen  bciben  [inb : 

^d)  mid  fiir  (5uc^  bor  biefem  S^bnicj  fprcd)cn  — 
aWorcor.     Scfimit  End;,  |)arD(b  I 
^orolb.  grcilid)  bod),  id)  finne        20 

2Bie  id)  au§  ©roll  unb  (Sd)mer3  cin  aiUirt  mir  fd)micbe, 

3ermalmenb  gleid)  bcm  fd)mercn  i'ieil  beg  2;i.inncrc\ 

S)ag  enblid)  bicfey  ^bnigg  Cf)r  burd)fd)iittre, 

S}ag  i()n  aufriittlc  an»  bem  bumpfen  ^d)laf, 

^n  ben  ^tormanncn.^ungen  if)n  ciclullt.  25 

SJorcnr  (ruft  md)  nm).  ^d\^i  mciu  ©cf olgc  auf  ber  Stelle  fatteln, 


16  f^arolb 

Scf)  I)atie  ni(i)t§  mit  biefen  mef)r  cienicin. 
Gbwin.     3d)  gef}'  mit  (Sucf). 

^arotb.  <So  gef)t !  unb  gel^t  jur  ^oHe ! 

9)Iorcor.     Sa§  beinem  Cljm? 
^orolb.  ^a,  bu  alitriinnigcr  ©arfife ! 

33errater  beincS  S5aterlanb§  unb  SSoIfS ! 
aWorcor  (au ®t)t5a).     ^^r  ^ort  ba§  an? 
5  &t}tffa.  Unb  mcine  ©eele  jaudj^t  i^m ! 

|)aroIb,  mein  Botjn,  ben  id)  bi§  ^eute  nur 

S)em  5iamcn  nad)  al§  ©obminS  Sofjn  gcfannt, 

©tolj  meine§  ©djo^cS,  I)errlid;c§  @cfd)enf, 

2)Q§  mir  bein  !onigIi(^er  9>ater  gab, 
lo      @an5  (Snglanb  [ief)t  bic^  an  au§  biefen  5tugen 

fSoii  DJhitterftoIs ! 

(©ie  breitet  ble  Strme  au§.    ■^'^^^i'  umamtt  fie.) 

SRorcor.  5Iuf  euer  beiber  |)aupter 

S^enn  alle  ^olgen  enter  9ia|erei! 

@raf  ©bmin,  lommt. 
^nrolb  (brefit  ifinen  ben  SRiiden  ju).  @cl)t  {)in,  armfcrge  i^rofter. 
SUJorcor  (im  sibgange  nac^  linfs).   2Bir  ^erben  9ted)nung  I;alten. 
GbJMitt.  9ied)nung;  |a. 

(SBetbe  oB  no^  Unt§.) 

15  ^arolb.    ^a,  fdjliigen  aHe  ^Ingelfac^fentjergen 
©leid)  iinfren  tcenigen,  e§  radr'  ein  ^lang, 
2)a^  biefe  franf  [d)e  ©oufelfpielevet 
^atiox  berf^aUen  miif^te  glcid)  ber  ©diefle, 
SBenn  Ipd)  bom  S)om  Ijcrab  bic  ©lode  ruft ! 

(Srom^icteuftofs  braitfjen.) 

&t\ti)a,    ^ord;t  —  Ijbrtet  il^r? 
20  ©ttgaitb.  9?ormdnnifd;e  irompeten. 

.^arolb.     ©D  fiinbet  [id)  ber  (3ad)fentonig  an. 


(grftcr  nU.    Hd}tct  2Iuftritt  17 

SSie  ^art,  lutc  ()ci;^loy  bicfc»  6rj  crtbnt ! 
©an,^  iDic  cin  5)hif  ,^ii  .s;')ai3cr  unb  ju  Strcit  — 
lUomm'  cr  bciui  an,  id;  bin  jum  itampf  bereit! 


7ld}kv  Tlnfttiti 

.^crotb  (oon  linfs).    Gbiuub,  So()n  (Stc(reb»,  bcr  Sadjfcn  ^onicj, 

^eifdjt  Ginlafj  aiif  3d;lD[5  2;ober. 
.§arolb.  (£atU  bciu  c<?onicj,  s 

<8d}lof5  "^Dbcr  [tcf)c  jcbcm  <Snd)fcn  offcii.  — 

Bas  jaubcrt  ^f^r? 
.^tcrotb.  23rinc]e  id)  ben  23e[d;eib? 

^arolb.    23ringt  ben  33efd)eib. 
^erolb.  ^c^  gefje,  gndb'ger  ^crr. 

(916  nai)  tints.) 

©rtganb.    ^Jiein  teurer  C'^fli^oli)/  teijt  ben  ,^onig  nid)t. 
Sd;  fiirc^t',  c»  tximtt  i^n,  tpenn  er  biefe  Seute  lo 

(jeigt  auf  bie  Siirger) 

§icr  bei  @ud)  fiefjt  ? 
.t>a-i"olb.  Sa^t  biefe  fieute  bleiben. 

S)icfe  @e[idjter,  beren  jebeS  einj'ge 
©in  nufgefd)Iagne»  Sud)  be^  ^'ummer§  i[t, 
2BitI  id)  if)m  seigen ;  biefes  grauc  |)QUpt, 

(jeigt  auf  Orbgar) 

23Intig  gcfdrbt  bon  bcr  5?ormanncnfau[t,  15 

|)alt'  id)  ifjm  bin;  cr  foil  I)inein  mir  fdjauen, 
3n»  bleid)c,  flrcnge  5(ngc[ic^t  bcr  3.'!}af)r()eit, 
(5r,  bcr  nur  Icbcu  fann  boiu  Sifpclfjiuid) 
^cr  frdnffdjcn  Suppler! 
®j)tl)a.  Sajj  —  I)icr  tonnnt  bcr  i'ibnig. 


18  f^arolb 


Hcunter  2tuftrttt 

Siinig  Gbuarb,  DfJobcrt  tion  ^umifegeg,  GJrof  ©ufta^  Don  ^Boulogne, 
Dbo,  JRobulpl^  (tommen  toon  lints,  alle  in  normcinnifc^er  Xrodjt). 

©buarb  (}u  ®tit^a,  loelc^e  fid;,  etienfo  tole  aEe  Stnluej'enben,  tief  berneiGt). 

SSillfommen,  (Smfin. 
&t)ti)a.  ©etb  gegru^et,  ^nx, 

Sn  (Sobtt)in§  |)au§. 
euftoi^  (tjaibiaut  5u  (Sbuarb).    ^ott  S^)t'§?    2Bie  [tol,^  ba§  flingt. 

©ein  |)au§  —  id)  benf,  ^l)x  gabt  e§  i^m  311  2e!)n? 

GbUttrb  ((e^t  fi(^  auf  bie  t^ronortige  erp^utig,  bie  SKormannen  ftetlen  fid)  :&inter 

ifjn). 
@buarb  (tietraditet  bie  53iirger)        (ju  feiner  ttmgeBwns).      SBcr   fiub  biC 

Scute,  bie  er  urn  \\^  f)ot? 
fRobnt  (rjoibiaut).    ©emeineS  SSol!. 
5  euftac^  (fjntfciaut).  @r  i[t  ber  33auern!onig ; 

®a§  i[t  fein  ^Jofftaat. 
ebuorb  (efienfo).  Bie  fie  mid;  anglo^en, 

©tumpf  tuie  bie  gifc^e  —  nid)t  ein  2Bort  be§  ©ruf^eS ! 

SBie  fie  mid)  Ijafjen  —  toiberiDortig  ^olt ! 

(iQUt  5U  ^arolb). 

Sd)  fel/,  3r)r  I}abt  58efud)? 
^orolb.  9?ein,  gndb'gcr  |)crr. 

10  Gbuorb.    ^dn,  fagt  SI)r,  unb  id)  fclje  cure  @a[te?  , 
^arolb.    S)a§  finb  nidjt  @d[te,  gniib'ger  |)err. 
ebuarb.  •  SBq§  bann? 

^orolb.    9)iein  gniib'ger  ^onig,  c§  finb  arme  Scute, 

2)ie  3U  mir  famen,  i^re  S^lot  gu  flagcn. 
(SbMOfb.     SSer  leibct  5lot  in  meinem  9icid)? 
Orbgnr.  23ir,  ^err ! 


(Erftcr  2lft.     ITcuntcr  2luftritt  19 

ebttorb.     3i?ariim  bcnn  fommt  ;^^f)v  nidjt  511  ciircm  9.b\m], 

2Ba5  brdiujt  ^t)x  (&nd)  $11  aubrcny 
Crbpr.  SBcil  — 

GKuarb.  ^d)  fcnn'  Gud) ! 

3()r  trout  mil-  nidjt!   2.Bannu?   bin  id;  Don  Stein? 

S^r  foUt  mir  trau'n !   3d)  mill's! 
l>flroIb.  ©ie  traucn  (?ud) ! 

Gbuarb.    5?cin,  |)er5Dci ;  faflt  nid)t,  tt)a§  ^fjr  [clbft  nid)t  aUuibt ! 
^orolb.     !:)Jkin  gncib'cicr  i^onig,  mollt  mir  bod)  crlaubcu  :        5 

^ic»  l;icr  [inb  iMiu^cr  5I;DDer3  — 
©buarb.  SBiirc^cr  2;ot)er§? 

^flrolb.     ^a  allerbinfll,  unb  id)  bin  ©raf  Don  2;oDcr. 
{Robert  (jum  Ji5nig).    |)ei[d)t  9tcd)cnfd)aft  Don  it)ni ! 
Guftot^  (ebenfo).  Scntt  curcr  (Sd^niad) ! 

©buiirb  (^alb  umgelranbt).     2)a§  trei^  ic^  of)ne  (5ud).     (taut)     3d) 

fiird)te,  |)er5ocj, 

5J?it  cincm  ©trafc}crid)t  mu^  id)  beginnen  10 

5}icinen  33efud)  bei  (5ud). 
|>oroIb.  2Bie  ba§? 

Gbuorb.  3r)r  ^brtet 

SSon  jenem  ©d)impf,  ben  2)oDer  mir  getl)an. 
|>orolb.     (Suc^?   ©d)impf? 
©buarb.  ^n  mcincm  'i)l6gcfanbtcn, 

S)em,  aU  er  !am,  int  tinmen  if)rc3  iUnig§ 

Ouartier  ju  mad)cn  bcin  Diornuinncnbcrjog,  15 

Scm  5icffcn  ibrcss  .*iHiniiv3,  luic  3I)i'  »uint, 

Sic  biiurifd)  bay  Cuarticr  Dcrtueiiicrtcn. 
^orolb.    Sprcd)t  '^l)x  iui  Cirnftc? 
Gbunrb.  SBcnn  ^i]x  mcint,  id)  fd)cr5e, 

5li3ill  id)  6ud)  scigcn,  bafj  id)  ernfttjaft  bin. 
|>orolb.     '^a,  barum  bitt'  id)  —  bcnn  id)  fiird)tc,  ^err,  20 


20  ^  a  r  0 1 b 

S)ie§  Sing  iff  ernft  — 
Gbuorb.  @etr>i^  — 

^arolb.  @D  ern[t,  mcin  l^onig, 

2)0^  alle  ©jjci^e  eurer  fran!'fd)cn  |)erren 

@ud)  nidjt  sum  Sad)en  briiber  firingcn  iDerben. 
ebuarb.    2Sa§  fur  ein  2:Dn ! 
;^oroIb.  ®er  2;on  — 

ebuorb.  S(^  ^offe,  ©rafin, 

5      @uer  ©ol^n  bergij5t  nid)t,  ba^  er  bor  bem  ^onig  [te!^t. 
©i)t^.    9Jiein  ©ofjn  ift  miinbig,  |)err. 
^tc  a3iirger.  |)cil  unfrer  ©riifin ! 

ebuorb.     Hub  d6  Su(^  3ct)nfad)  33eifntt  fd)reit  bcr  ^^bbel, 

SSerge^t  nid)t,  baj";  ic^  euer  ^'onig  bin ! 
Guftut^.  Sill  f'itt'  (Sud),  lajit  mid)  reben ! 
;§oroIb.  Saj^t  ilju  reben ; 

10      (£r  mill  Don  fciner  |)elbentt)at  ergatjlen, 

®ie  er  beriibte  an  mefjrlofen  SJJdnnern 

^n  2)ot)er§  &a\\m  I 
euftac^.  SScirt  St)r  nidjt  ein  ©adjfe, 

2)er  ni(^t§  bon  ©itte  meiJ5  unb  Oiitterart, 

^c^  gab'  (5u(^  eine  5lntraort  — 
|»oroIb.  ©tntt  ber  5lntraort 

15      5Rimm  benn  mein  SSort,  bu  {)dmifd)er  tyranjofe, 

S)af5,  mo  id)  bir  im  freien  g^elb  begegne, 

^d)  bir  mit  breif^ig  nugelfdd))' [djcn  ,f)icben 

S)ie  Xiamen  auf  ben  9iiufen  fd)reiben  mid 

Set  breif5ig  33iirger,  bie  bu  mir  erfdjiugft ! 
Orbflor.     (Sott  fegue  unfern  ^^n^^og^ ! 
20  ebrtc  unb  asolbnjulf.  |)ei{  bem  C)er3Dg  ! 

Gbuarb  {im  (Suitacf)  simidj.    ©rnf  bon  ^Boulogne,  mic  ^^r  e§  mir 
beridjtct, 


(Erftcr  2lFt.     H  euntcr  :iuf  tri tt  21 

5n»  id)  nad)  jcncr  <5ac()c  Cud)  kfrufl, 

©anj  alfo  mar's?    Diid)t  meljr,  nid)t  uicnic]cr? 

Gnftad).    3^^/  cjndb'cjcr  ^crr. 

^arolb.  ©raf  Don  Souloc^nc,  3i()r  liic^t ! 

2;ic  ^Jiormnmtcit.    ©d)(ant  bicfcn  pubcltiipf't^cii  8ad)fcn  nickr ! 

Crbgar.     3>eriiid}t'»,  ^Ijr  IjafcufiiBuicn  ^^riin^ofcn  !  S 

J^arolb.    ©till,  alter  Thmn  —  mcin  gtuib'gcr  .£)crr  unb  ^oniij, 
3d)  ipei)"?,  bcr  3'-'"-'ii  ^'t^il'^t  mir  bie  3it"9t'  f'-"'i^t  — 
Sn  G^rfurc^t  ncici'  id)  mid)  Dor  @ud),  meiu  ^onig, 
®od)  bitt'  id),  f)ort  bic  Scute. 

ebunrn.  S5?erc^e  Scute? 

^arolb  (jielit  Crbgar  ^eron).      ^icr  bicfcU  ^)UtCU  —  fe()et  iDtC  ba» 

23Iut  lo 

9J^it  f)ci[?en,  rotcrt,  bormurfSdotlcn  ^higen 

SDurc^  bicfe  Siiid)cr  blidt  —  er  i[t  ein  23urger 

S)e§  Sanbeg,  mo  "^iji  S^onig  feib !    5Zornmnnen 

S^aten  t^m  ba§. 
Gbuorb  (luenbet  fief)  ab).    ^ciu  5BIut  —  \6)  mifl  !cin  58Iut  fel)n ! 
^orolb.     S)od)  taufcnb,  abcrtaufcub  blut'gc  3;t)rdncn  15 

^(iefscn  in  (Surem  Sanb  !     '^ijx  miifU  fie  fef)n  ! 
Gufttttf^.    5(uf  mcinc  <SceIe  nc^m'  ic^  bicfca  23(ut, 

Unb  jeben  Seil  bcr  Stjat  ncf)m'  ic^  auf  mid). 
(Stifloiib.    33ermegner  '^^laun  — 
Gbimrb.  ^d)  benfe,  gutcr  23ifd)of, 

^i)x  mifU  mir'§  ^an!,  bafj  id)  Gud)  I)tcr  nid)t  [c^c;  20 

©orgt,  hafi  id)  (5uc^  nid)t  f)orc. 

(.Xroiiipetenftofj  briuificu.) 

Gbuarb.  2Bcr  fommt  I)ier? 


22  17'^'^olb 

^efjntcr  2tuftrttt 
9?ormannifd)cr  ^crolb  (etnt  iint§). 

(Sbuarb,  bem  ©adjfenfonig,  fcietet  @ru^ 

SSil^elm,  ber  |)cr5Dg  bon  ber  ^lormanbie. 
^ic  9?ormannen.    |)etl  unferm  |)er3Dg ! 
euftoc^.  ©ebt  (SrInubntS,  |)err, 

2)aB  tDtr  entgegenge!^n,  xtjn  p  empfongen. 
5  ebuorb.     SSir  finb  ju  ©aft,  \t)x  |)errn,  bort  ftcl)n  bte  SStrte. 

^d)  Bttt'  6iic^,  ©rcifin,  gel}t,  empfnngt  ben  |)er3og. 
@t)t^a.    ^ragt  nicinen  ©oljn,  er  i[t  ber  |)err  ber  53urg. 

Guftoti^  (ju  §nro(b).    2Bie  lang'  fott  imfer  |)err  on  Surer  Spr 

ftef)n? 
^arolb.    ©0  longe  aU  id)  |)err  bin  auf  ber  23urg. 
eufto(^  (ju  ebuarb).    ^I)r  Ijabt'S  ge!jort  —  gebt  un§  @rlaubni§, 
10  |)err, 

S^n  3U  empfangen. 

(3)ie  SJormannen  ftelgen  bon  ber  Gr^S^imfl  5ern6.) 

^arotb  (trttt  tr)nen  in  ben  2BeG).      ®a§  DerblCte  \6)  I 

(SSelcegung  wnter  ben  Jlormannen.) 

ebuorb.     @§  i[t  ein  SlJiif^oerftaubni^  —  C^ergog  |)aroIb, 

2)er  ^bnig  bittet. 
;^aroIb.  Unb  id)  tt)eigr'  e§. 

6'buorb.  |)aroIb ! 

etiganb  (ju  c->aroib).     ©cbt  if)m  in  bicfem  eing'gen  2)inge  na(^. 
15  6'buorb.     ^d)  ben!',  3I)r  feib  bod)  nidjt  im  ©taU  geboren? 

^I)r  tDiBl,  lt)a§  |)5flid)feit  unb  ©itte  i[t? 
^arolb.     @§  gicbt  fiir  9JJenfd)en  f}oI}erc  (Befe^e 

5lls  §bflid)tcit. 


(Erftcr  Tin.    gcl^rttcr  Jluftritt  23 

Girnnrb.  (Su'r  ©o^n  i[t  rafcnb,  Oiid[iu. 

©cbcnft  bc§  Sdjimpfc^,  mcld)cn  cr  mir  t()ut : 

Xn  .£)er,^oti  fommt,  ben  £'cf)n5eib  mir  311  leiftcu 

giir  fciiie  @rb|d)aft  in  ber  5?orinanbic. 

©oil  ein  iHifall  im  eignen  2anb  miv  nie^rcn,  S 

2Ba^  ic^  mit  meinem  S?bnic3»mort  uerfprad), 

^l)m  jn  erfiillen? 
©jjtlja  (jeiflt  auf  .(snroib).     S)ort  [tef)t  mcitt  ©ebicter, 

©ein  S5?ort  i[t  mcin§  iinb  [ein  i^efdjlun  bcr  meine. 
ebuarb.     5hifriil)rerild)  feinbfeliijes  @cfd;Icdjt ! 

3 urn  le^ten  mat  bebenft. 
^arolb.  3un^  cx\kn  5}?ale  10 

SDenf  bcine§  (Sibc§  bu  bom  St*rbnung»tag  ! 
Orbflar.     S^er  ^ronungacib ! 

^ic  burger.  S)er  (Sib  bon  2Bind)e[tcr  ! 

Gbuorb.     3iiiit    3^119^^^    i^»t'    id)    ©ott,    baB    ^i)x    mid) 

gmingt. 
^orolb.      5JJcineib'ger    DJ^ann,    ruf    @ott    sum    SenQcn 

nid)t ! 
Gbuarb.     DJJeineibig?    Hnb  ba§  mir?     ^a§  beinem  ^ijnig?  15 
^arolb.     '^a,  bir  ing  ^lnge[ic^t,  bu  morfdjer  5([t 

5lm  alten  33aum  ber  ©adjfenfbnige ! 
Stiflonb.     ^arolb  —  um  ©ott  —  bebenft ! 
^nvolb.  ^ort,  la^t  mii^  rcbcn ! 

©ebt  ad)t,  mie  biefe  miirben  Senben  brec^en, 

Si^enn  id)  bie  |)d(fte  nur  bon  nit  bem  jammer,  20 

5)en  er  auf  jebe»  3ad)fcnftcr,^  gctjduft, 

%n\^  |)aupt  if)m  mdlse.  —  3}ir  in3  5Inge|'id)t, 

jDu  ^uppe  ber  Diormauuen  — 
Robert.  |)ort  S£)r  bos? 

Gbuorb.     2Ser  rettet  mid)  bor  biefem  5h>iitenbcn? 


24  £?aroIb 

(nift) 

^^iormanncu  —  fiir  ben  ^onig  ! 

(Sn  ben  Spren  rec^tS  unb  Iin£§  erf^einen  SRormonnen  ntit  blojjen  ©c^ioertern.) 

(Sumpfe  «paufe.) 

ebuorb  (er^eM  fi^).     ^l)x  qUc  t)oxkt,  lBQ§  bct  Wawxi  I)ter 
fpra(^. 

2)tc  9Zormottncn.     Sa§  l^orten  loir. 

ebuorb.  S)a^  er  ouf  meine  @:^re 

2)a§  Sranbmal  fetner  fcfinoben  2Borte  briidte  — 
5      S)af5  be§  ^Bafaden  fc^ulbigen  ©e^orfam 
@r  fed  in§  5Intli^  mix  berraeigerte, 
9}?ir  tte^renb,  mein  SSerfprec^en  einjulofen. 
^Bejeugt  mir  ha§i  I    Sejeugt  mir  bag ! 

^te  9Zijrmannen.  2Bir  jeugen ! 

Gbuarb.     ^Berlufiig  fetner  ©liter,  feiner  Se^en 
10      ©rfldr'  ic^  |)arolb,  ©obminS  ©ofjn,  —  Derbann'  ifju 
Unb  gebe  i^m  Don  ^eut  brei  ^age  grift, 
®aJ5,  menn  irf)  if)m  am  bierten  ^ag  begegne, 
©ein  |)aupt  bem  |)enfer  foCt  berfaden  fein. 

(®emurr  initer  ben  SBiirgern.) 

^a§  murrt  ba§  33ol!  gn  jebem  meiner  SBorte? 
IS  Orbgar.     ©ud)t  (Suc^  hen  |)en!er  briiben  iiberm  5}?eer ! 
ebuorb.    Tl\t  bir  redin'  id)  nod)  ab !    5lu§  ©naben,  ©rafin, 
©eftatt'  id)  ha\]  S^t  loofjnt  ouf  S)Dber§  ©d)lD^. 

0}t)tf)a  (mit  bittrem  Socmen).      5(U»  (Snaben?      '^l)X? 

ebuorb.  SSa§  foirg?  warum  bie§  £ad)en? 

(S}i)t^a.    23egnQbigt  ben,  ben  ^fir  beftrafen  biirft. 
ebunrb.     ^l^r  toottt  nid)t  ©nabe? 
20  @»jtl)a.  ©djcinbet  bie[e§  SQort  nid)t, 

3)en  inunberboHen  (Sd)mud  bey  [tarfen  ^Jianneg,    ' 


(Erftcr  :ift.     €lftcr  ^luftritt  25 

9hift  mir  ben  ihiabcu  SBulfnot,  23ilrf)of  — 

(8Ugan&  ab  iiad)  ied)tS.) 

Hntonicjlidjcr  93^ann,  an  unf'rcr  51rt 

2^ie  [tDl,^e  <Sprad)e  touirtlid)cii  iMiitc^. 

Unb  fling's  Don  ()icr  gleid)  auf  ben  .C->cntcrgblod, 

©0  Icflt'  id)  meincn  ^ladm  ncbcii  fcinen. 

Sd)  [tanb  babci  am  Sag  Don  2Bind)C]"tcr, 

5U»  ©obmin  biefcn  ba  sum  ^\m\c\  mad}tc. 

58ei  biefcn  blonben  £'oden  mcinc»  (So()ng, 

9J?cin  S^cxi  max  nid)t  fo  grof?,  fo  frci,  fo  frofjlic^ 

51(5  ijeute,  ba  id)  rcdjtIoS,  [}cimatloa 

Wit  meincn  ©of)ncn  in  5i>crbanuung  ^ie^e. 


lO 


€Iftcr  2luftritt 
Stiganb  fommt  »oit  rec^tg  mit  25?uIfnot. 

©tiganb.     |)ier  bring'  ic^  Sui^ben  ^naben. 

©tjtfia.  ^omm,  mein  ^inb. 

t®ie  legt  ben  rec^ten  Slrm  urn  .^larolb'S  92acfeit  uiib  briicft  mit  bem  linten 

2S>ulfnot  an  ftdi.) 

5hin,  bicfe  mcine  ©b()ne  fo  im  5Irme, 

Dtuf  icf)  bie  ^JUitter  bon  ganj  (Snglanb  auf :  iS 

Sft  \i)xcx  cine  gliidlidjcr  a(»  id)? 
Crbgor.     5iein,  grof]C  ©rdfin  ! 
.'parolb.  5luf,  laf^t  un§  gcfjn, 

2)a5  9ie(^t  berftummt,  menu  bie  ©emaittfjat  rebct. 

(,^1  (fbuarb) 

Unb  fd)cibcnb  laf;  id)  5nm  i^ermdd)tni5  bir 


26  ^arolb 

^ie  [d)UimmcrlDfe  9tiif)'  gequiilter  ^dc^te, 
33Dn  be§  ©ctoiffenS  bum|)feTn  ©cf)rci  biird)l^nl(t, 
33ei  Sag  ben  5tnbli(f  eine§  groirnben  ^BolfcS, 
Unb  Sag  unb  9iad}t  bas  3ittt'rn  unb  boS  3^19^" 
SSor  jener  ©tiinbe  — 
5  euftflt^.  SBeli^e  ©tuitbe  meint  S^r? 

^orolb  (fc[)iitte[t  tvoijenh  bie  gau[t). 
(§aroIb,  &\}ii)a,  aButjnot  luenben  fid)  jHm  2lbgel)cit  naii)  red§t§.) 

aJoBcrt.    2a^t  (Suci)  bou  itjnen  ©eifein  [teflen. 
ebuorb.  ©eifeln? 

Gbuorb.  ^d)  t^u'  e§  ungern. 

euftot^.    ?iaein  bie  9^Dt  berlattgt'f. 

(lout) 

©rafin,  ber  ^bnig 
2Bunf(^t  noc^  gu  ©ud)  311  reben. 

(9lEe§  luenbet  fic§  jiiriict.) 

©buorb.  ©rdfin  ©ijtfja, 

10      9Jitd)  fdjmerjt'S  —  bod)  braud)'  id)  euren  jiingften  <Bol]n 

m§  ©eifel. 
@»)tI)o.  ®iefe§  .Qinb?    5)ie§  junge  ^tnb? 

ebuorb.    gur  eute§  dlt'ften  ©o^neS  bbfen  2l5iflen. 
©i)t^a.    Wdn  ^inb  i^m  laffen !    %ok  mid)  auf  einmal, 

9iid)t  ©Iteb  fitr  (Slieb ! 
6'uftot^  (vcirft  ssuifnot).-  23e!)altet  @uer  Seben, 

S)en  ^naben  luoHen  loir. 
15  aSuIfnot  m  ftrciubenb).  |)ilf,  33niber  .f)aroIb  ! 

^arolb  (reifet  ben  Snafien  aw§  eiiftaff;§  §anbe:i).   ^I}r  ncfjmt  titU  Uxiahm 

ntc^t! 

(Sie  SBetunffneten  rec^tS  unb  linfg  treten  je  jlcct  ©djritte  tinker ;  §(irolb  btirtt 
ujnl)er,  jc^iUtelt  baS  ^aupt  unb  trenbet  |icf)  ju  Sonig  (Sbnarb.) 


(£rftcr  :iFt.     (£Iftcr  :inftritt  27 

23eim  2ic(}t  bcr  ©onne, 
^ie  aflc§  )"icf)t,  ma§  tjciit  3^r  an  iin»  Kjiit, 
©cf)njort,  ban  bcm  ,*ivint)c  ()ier  fcin  i'cib  t^cid)ief)t. 
Gbuorb.     ^ein  i'cib  (nM"cl)ii-'()t  if)m  —  "bai  Dcrfprcdjc  id). 
^arolb  (fiebt  ben  sinnbeii  an  bao  .vcvj).    5D^ut,  flciiicr  !i3rubcr,  Tlut ; 

loir  fcfjn  ung  iciebcr.  5 

(fetjt  ben  itnaben  5ur  Srbe) 

^u^'  bcine  DJiutter. 

(8U  ®l)t5a) 

3Jiut,  geltebteS  ^erg, 

Sn  biefer  ©tunbe. 
@t)t^a.     ,  5Jhitig  —  rttll  —  id)  fcin  — 

9JJein  fiifjer  ^nabe  — 
aSuIfnot.  5J?  utter  — 

©ijt^o.  Stein,  [prid)'nic^t, 

j^enn  wenn  id)  beinc  ©timme  f)ore,  i^inb  — 

@t)t^a  (finit  ^jlO^tic^  Dor  bem  fftnbe  nteber  unb  reifet  e§  an  fic^). 

SSeld)'  eine  5lf)nunci  [d)aubert  mir  buri^S  |)er3 :  lo 

5tie  luerb'  id)  biefen  ^naben  tt)ieber[e()n  ! 

^orolb.    S;u  rairft'a  —  ic^  fd)robr'  e§. 

@^t^o  (iu  ebuarb).  ^alte  bcine  SIBMfe 

9>Dn  mcincm  Samme  fern ;  id)  fac^e  bir, 
2)er  5JJen|d),  biird)  ben  id)  bicfes  S^'uih  Herlicre, 
S>er6rennen  foU  er  mir  in  meinem  i^afU  15 

3erbred)en  unter  nicinem  Griinm !    $Bom  3:f)rone 
S!er  @nabe  foil  am  jiinrtften  3:age  if)n  — 
5[liein  glud)  ()inmcg  if)n  geiBcIn !  —  %ii),  mein  ilinb, 
^n  foId)en  ^anjcr  graufcunoUi^r  t^Uidje 
9Jtuf3  id)  bcin  unfd)uIbi3oIIe§  2e6en  ticibcn  —  20 

(fie  erl)ebt  fic^) 

|)aroIb,  fomm'  fort,  id)  icill  Dor  biefen  Steufein 


28  l7'i'^oIb 

9?id)t  tncinen  —  m  &nam  tdaljxt  tnir  niein  .^inb ! 

S(i)  forbr'  e§  einft  Don  bir  —  SBuIfnot  —  nein,  nic^t 

iiief)r  — 
^enn  get)'  id)  ](\}i  md)i,  fann  id)  nie  mel)r  gel^n  — 
^ort,  blide  nidjt  juriid  gu  il)m  —  fort  —  fort. 

($nrolb,  &\)t^a  unterftii^enb,  nut  ifir  n6  nadj  recfjt^ ;  tie  SBilrger  longfam  :^tnter 

if)nen  l)er  unci)  rect)t3  a6.) 


2)er  SSorljang  faflt. 


5u>citct  :ift 

(£rfte  Scene 

^arf  5U  9iouen.  2Mcf)tc5  blii^enbeS  ©ebiifd).  9.>orn  red)!?  fin  9tafcn= 
fjiigel,  auf  iucld)em  ein  bliiljcnbcr  9iofenftraiid).  5yor  ?Iufgang  bed 
25or^ang8  ein  §orncrd)or  l)intov  ben  SouUffen, 

(Erftcr  2(uftritt 
2lbelc.     2llicc.     ficonorc.     OJcfoIgc  won  ^agcn  (»ou  rec^ts). 

Slbclc.    5llicc,  Sconore,  ^cr3en§=©eelcn, 

2Bar  je  ein  ^IJorcicn  bicfcm  9Jiori"(en  glcid)? 

S)ie  ©onne  ift  Derlicbt  in  if)rcn  ,£)immel, 

S)er  ^immel  in  bie  6rbe  — 
5llicc.  ^urj  unb  gut, 

S[)a§  alte  Sieb  bom  Sieben  unb  gclicbt  fcin.  5 

ficonorc.    5tUce  feufst.  —  5tbele,  ^bnigin 

JBon  SSdIbcrn  unb  don  ^elbern,  meincS  |)er5en§ 

^tUmddjt'ge  ^errin,  ncnnt  bic  2:()aten  un§, 

2)ie  biefer  Sag  un»  foU  oollbringcn  fc()n. 
2lbcrc.     ^ricgSrat  geljolten ! 

(Sie  fctu  fid)  auf  ben  aiaieiiljiiget,  SUice  i^r  }u  SitBen,  Seonore  fte^t.) 

ficonorc.  <Setb  un§  ^eut  2)ianQ,  lo 

©0  tDolIcn  unr  @ud)  folgcn  burd)  bie  (}lurcn 

©leid)  ^(talante  aufgefdjiirst  jur  '^ag^'i). 
«lbclc.     2Ba5  fagt  cilice? 
StHcc.  Sa^t  Cconorc  jagen, 

Sd)  iDeifj  6ud)  bcffcrcS. 

29 


30  Siarolb 

iicoimc.  ©ie  irirb  &nd)  xakn, 

Sa^  mx,  gelagert  imterm  Siofenbiifd), 
S)en  9lad)tigallen  lauf^en ;  fef}t,  ^riuse[[in, 
Sf}r  l?Dpfd)en,  gang  Don  2;raunierei  erfuUt, 
5      ©enft  fid)  tuie  cine  taukfd^iuerte  9fofe. 
9tacc.     SBoIIt  ^f)r  ben  neuen  3elter  nic^t  erprofien, 

3)en  (Bud)  ber  SSaler  f^enfte? 
Stbclc.  D  Dortretfl^ ! 

Unb  i^r  begleitet  mid; ! 
ficoitorc.  ^d)  auf  bent  gtoppen ! 

Stltcc.     2)en  galben  ne!^me  ic^. 
Stbctc  (aunt  GJefoige  getoonbt).  |)aIlD^  —  ber  ^oge ! 

^age  (tritt  »or). 
10  9tbcrc.     S)ie  ^ferbe  borgefiiljrt !  —  Hnb  —  pre  noc^  — 
(Se^t  meinem  3^al!en  and;  bie  |)aube  auf. 
^agc.     ©efjr    n^o^I,    ^prin^effin;     toeldien    rtollt    S^t 
braud)en 
23Dn  euren  g^alfen?  ben  norn)egifc^en? 
9lbelc.    9iein,  ben  ber  33ater  mir  gefdienft. 
^oflc-  .95om  C)er3og, 

93er3eif;t  mir,  ^abt  ^f;r  beibe ! 
15  5ti)clc.  ^a  fiirmn^r ! 

2Ba§  and)  befii-^'  ii^,  bag  mir  nic^t  bom  33ater 
©efdienft  toarb !    2)u  glitdfelige  5Ibe(e ! 
^en  ^5lanb=^Qlfen  mit  ben  fdjmarsen  ^^leden 
5tuf  iDeifeer  23ruft,  ben  bringft  mir  —  unb  ben  anbern 
20      giir  meine  t^reunbin  fjier,  fiir  Seonore. 

(^ncje  ab.) 

ficonorc.     D  SiebenSmiirb'ge,  ^f)x  Derbient  ba§  ©liid ; 
S^r  braudjt  e§  gum  33egliitfcn, 

(Su&t  i^r  bie  §nnb.) 


gtDcitcr  2lFt.     (£  r  ft c  Scene  31 

mck.  UntcriDCfls, 

^^llice,  mufit  bii  ^JJdrdjcn  uu§  ersdljlcii 

93on  ?lrtu3'  |)Dt. 
ficoitorc.  Stui^of^l  i)a§  n^"f5  fie  tl)un. 

5Bom  Sonjclot. 
fllbclc.  Unb  tion  ber  TOcIufinc. 

3Uicc.     Sf)r  f)atit  mir  mctncn  Bdjai}  rein  auggcpliinbcrt ;         5 

^d)  iDcifi  nid)t5  incl)r. 
Scouore.  ^rin.^ci'jin,  glaubt  S^r  bas? 

Slbclc.     D^cin,  Seonore,  ®id)tcr  unb  (fr3dt;Icr 

SBerlangcn,  aiie  bic  9>otieI,  3udcr(irot. 

Wan  foil  bie  f}olben  3:rdume  it)re»  $5nncru 

5)Ht  fanftcm  Sd)incid)eln  auf  bic  ©d)iucUe  lorfcn.  10 

(umnrmt  9Utce)   ©tiicbtcr  2rol^fopf,  nettue  mir  ben  ^rei§, 

giir  ben  bii  artig  fein  loiltft? 
SIHcc.  (Sii]V  i-)erriu 

Unb  allcrrcijcnbi'tc  ©cbieterin, 

S;iea  i[t  bie  5idid)crci,  bie  midi  gefitgig 

3um  S)ien[t  (5ud;  madjt. 

(fiiifet  fie  auf  ben  SWunb.) 

'^aqc  (lommt  suriict).  SScnn  ^^r  bcfcfjit,  ^rin3cnin  —  15 

2)ie  ^^ferbe  finb  bcreit. 
StbcJc  (fprinflt  auf).  51uf,  in  ben  battel ! 

O  iDiii^fen  an  ben  Sdiultcrn  S^iUie^  '"i^"' 

2)ann  mit  bent  galfen  [ticg'  id)  in  bie  Siiftc ! 

(9lbele,  SUice,  aconore  >»ollcii  eilcnb  lints  ab;  in  bcin  Slugenblid:) 


32 


i^arolb 


SvoQikv  ^tuftritt 

aBtl^crm.     ©cncft^aC.     Sorottc  (son  iin!§). 

(SSiri^erm  fangt  Stbele,  bie  Iin!§  entetlen  toiU,  in  ben  airmen  ouf.) 

2BiI^ctm.    |)alt,  [liege  betnem  $8ater  nidjt  baDon, 

9)fein  lt)tlber  ^alf,  er  hxandji  bic^  nod)  auf  ^rben. 
SIbcIc.    9)?ein  SBater  I^eim  au§  (Snglanb? 
^"^ctin.  SBte  bu  fie^t. 

SIbeIc  (umarmt  t^n).    3"!"  ftoi^en  BtKfomm,  ntein  geflrenger 
^err! 
5  SSil^cIm.    ©efttenger  |)etr,  fe^t  btefe§  fc^Iimme  l^inb, 
©0  fpottet  e§  ber  ©djirctc^e  feineg  $l^ater§. 
Slbcle.     Hub  bift  bu  nidjt  ber  Ijoc^geftrenge  ^ergog, 

35 or  bem  bie  C^ofjen  unb  bie  9fiiebren  gittern? 
2BiI^etm.     Sa§  bin  id)  i^nen,  unb  icaS  bin  id)  bir? 
10  stbcle.    O,  einen  9iebner  gebt  mir  in  ben  3)ien[t, 
2)er  mir  bie  3tnt>Dort  Ief)rt  auf  foId)e  ^rage. 
3!}Zein  teure»  |)Qu|3t,  mein  ^ielgeliebter  3Soter ! 

(Siiifit  ifjn.) 

aStf^etm.     gjJein  SSIiitensiDeig,  mein  frifc^er  SKorgenbuft 

Sm  ftaub'gen  |)anbn)er!gtage  meineS  2eben§, 
15      2Bie  lebte  meine  3;oc^ter  unterbe§'? 

3tbcle.     @ut,  id)  befjielt  bein  ^erj  mir  ^ier  guriid, 

^at'§  bir  in  ©nglanb  briiben  nid)t  gefe^lt? 
SBilljcriiu     ^^  rncx]]  nid)t,  bcnn  id)  nar)m  bid)  felbft  t)inaber, 

Unb  liefj  in  ©nglanb  bid). 
5lbcfe.  2Bie  bn§,  mein  9?ater? 

20  aBit^ctm.     .^omm,  fief)  mid)  an,  fud)[t  bu  bie  Alette  nic^t, 

S)ie  id)  am  ,£)alfe  trug,  mit  beinem  33ilbe 

Sn  golbner  Hapfel? 


^tpcitcr  :ift.    (£rftc  Scene  33 

Slbcfc.  ^a  furiua()r  —  mo  blicb  fie? 

a5?ill)clm.     33ci  .Qbnit]  Gbiiarb,  bcincm  ©ropljcim. 

3id)  jcigtc  if)m  bciu  iMlb,  iinb  ba  er'»  \ai), 

SBoUt  cr'§  nicf)t  laffcii. 
Slbclc.  |)i(f  mir  ®ott  im  ,£)imme(  — 

3i(i)  ^brtc,  er  fci  on  bie  fiebjui  Snfir,  5 

'^■)a[t  bu  mir  ben  jum  !iBraut'c-;am  nu§crbad)t? 
aa3ill)clm  (mit  eriiobenem  Xone).     2^a3  nid)t,  bod)  Guf  bic  58raut= 
faf)rt  ging  ic^  nu§. 

^cf)  fclbcr  roar  ber  33rdut'gam,  nub  bie  23raut 

^ciRt  (^nglanb. 
©cncft^oU.  2Ba§  bebeutet  ba§? 

aSil^cfm.  Sarone, 

SDa§  5(nge[id)t  ber  SBelt  roirb  fid)  ttcrcinbcrn         _  lo 

SSon  ^cute  binnen  fiirjem.     C"^ort  unb  luiijt, 

2)af5  tQonig  Gbimrb  mid)  !raft  f)eil'gcn  6ibe§ 

3um  (Srbcn  cingcfelU  nad)  fciucm  3:Dbe. 
ScncfdjaU.     ^^^^^^  (irbcn? 
aSilficlm.  ^a  —  sum  Grben  feincr  ^roue ; 

©tirbt  er,  fo  merb'  ic^  ,Qouig  fein  dou  gughiub.  15 

Scncfd)oU,    ©teru  ber  5iormauucu,  lafjt  ben  Sag  mid)  fdjau'u ! 

®a§  fc^rour  &nd)  .Qonig  6buarb? 
Sil^clm.  5tflerbiug§, 

gragt  Stobert  Don  ^umiege§,  ben  Gr^bii'djof, 

(5r  luar  babei. 
2)ic  5Saronc.  |)eil  SBil^cIm,  6uglanb§  ,Qbnig  ! 

aBil^clm  (Ml  9tbc(e).    23a»  fagt  ba»  fbuiglid)e  ,Uiub  don  (Sng= 

laub  20 

3u  foId;em  Silb  ber  3ufunft? 
5li)clc.  5?id)t§,  mcin  2>ater. 

!ifiJill)clm.     JBic?  nid)t§?  ba^  id)  bie  junge  Gtiru  bir 


34  ^arolb 

W\t  fonigltdjem  ^iabem  umfanoie? 
Slbcfe.     S)er  |)innncl  ©nglanbs,  fiort'  \6),  ttare  grau. 

^d)  bicibe  lieber  in  ber  ^iormanbie. 
©cnef^oU  (biictt  lints  in  bie  (jouiiffe).    SSerjeU)!  mir  eine  t^^rage, 
gndb'ger  |)err, 
5      2Ser  i[t  ber  ^nabe,  ben  S^r  un§  ou§  ©nglanb 
|)eruberbrac^tet? 
aSil^crm.  g^un,  bei  ©otteS  ©lanj, 

23einaf)  bergaf?  id)  if)n;  too  ift  er? 

©cnefc^oU  (icintt  nad)  Iin!S).  ^iCT  — 

©anj  iibermannt  bon  3!Jiubigfeit  unb  ©d)laf. 


Dritter  Ztuftritt 
(Sin  normonnif^cr  SSoron,  tt»clrf|cr  SSulfuot  fc^tofcnb  ouf  bem 

Strmc  tvaQt  (fommt  eon  linES). 

Stbclc.    D  giit'ger  §immel  —  fe^t  bod^,  tt)a§  !ommt  ha? 
lo     5tlice,  fal)[t  bu  je  fo  Otei^enbeg? 

9tacc  (trttt  ju  sasutfnot).    (Sin  allerliebfter  ^nabe. 

Slbelc.  '  2Bcd'  i^n  nid)t  — 

©ie^,  h)ie  ber  ©i^Iaf  ifjm  rote  2Bangen  matte, 

Unb  biefe  |)aare  —  ttiie  geflrtiljnteS  ©olb  — 

D  ba§  ^olbferge  ^inb. 
aSil^clm.  ^ox\  meine  5tod)ter, 

15      93erlicbe  bid)  311  fel)r  nic^t  in  ben  23urfd)en,         , 

S)enn  er  i[l  niein  ©efangencr. 
2tbetc.  S^ein  ©efangener? 

®a§  ift  bein  ©rnft  nidjt,  SSater ! 
aStJ^clm.  93  otter  ^rnft. 

5tl»  @ei[el  nat^m  iljn  .^onig  ©buarb  [etner  5Jhitter 


gtDcitcr  2lFt.    (Erftc  Scene  35 

Unb  fcincm  23rubcr  ^')arolb,  bem  Gtnporcr, 

5)cr  jctU  in  5^ii"bcrn  rocilt,  unb  mir  bcrtraut'  er 

2)cn  ihiabcrt  on  ju  grof^rer  ©id^cr^eit. 
SIbcIc.    ©0  arm  on  ^a^jrcu  unb  fo  reid)  an  Ungliirf? 

D  [tin,  gebt  Qd)t.  5 

25uIfuot  (criuadu,  tticft  urn  fid)).    53hittcr  —  ttio  (lift  bu?  53?uttcr? 

2Bo  i[t  mein  S3rubcr  .f)arDlby 
sajil^clm.  Sc^t  ifjn  nicber. 

(SJhilfttot  tDtrb  auf  Me  ©rbe  oefteQt.) 

9iun,  5[Rei[ter  SBuIfnot,  !omm  gieb  mir  bic  .^nnb  — 
aS?uIfuot.     2af5t  mid)  ju  mcincr  5.1iutter  —  (rata  entfiie^en.) 

6cncft^aU  (^au  ifin  radjenb  feft).  ^olt,  ^attOH  ! 

Stbcle.      3^a^t  i^n  f  O  rauf)  nic^t  an  !   (tntet  »or  bem  ffnaten  nieber.) 

2)u  armer  <Sc^eIm,        lo 
<Sc^eu[t  bu  bid)  auc^  bor  mir? 
SBulfnot.  9Zein  —  bu  bi[t  gut  — 

S)od)  ber  (jeiflt  ouf  53U^eInt)  i[t  bofc. 

SMbcfc.  ^fJcin,  er  i[t  e»  nid)t. 

21Jie  bu  ba§  <Sof)nd)cn  bcincr  9J?utter  bi[t, 
<Bki)\t  bu,  fo  bin  id)  bie|c»  9JZannc»  .Uinb, 

(2Bu[fnot  rairft  bie  Strme  unt  iljren  §atg  unb  lueint  bitterlic^.) 

6ott  trofte  bt(^,  bu  orme§  !(cine»  |)er3.  15 

(fie  err)e[it  fid)) 

35ertraue  mir  ben  .^Inoben  an,  mein  23ater, 

3d)  Bitte  brum ! 
aSilhcIm.  6§  fann  ni(|)t  fein,  5Ibc(c, 

Su  I)or[t,  er  marb  al§  6ei|el  mir  Dertraut. 
2lbclc.    ©iel)  ha^  bct^rdnte  ^ngei'id)t  bea  5^inbe§, 

@»  tucnbet  flagcnb  fid)  an  bie  9catur  20 

Unb  f)cifd)t  Don  i()r  ba3  9icd)t  bc§  ,Qinbcy,  Ciebe; 

Tlcin  ^ater,  ber  in  jeber  ©tunbe  bu 


36  fjarolb 

©ein  ^inb  niit  beincr  Siebe  iiberfdjiitteft, 
®u  tcirft  ber  Wann  nidjt  fein,  bie§  fii^e  9tcd)t 
S)em  ^inb  §u  nefjmen !    2)en!e,  iDcnn  5(bele 
^n  frember  aJidnner  |)dnben  — 
mmm.  2Bo|m  ben![t  bu? 

|)or'  ouf,  i(|  tDifl'§ ! 
5  Slbclc.  SBenn  fie  Hon  bir  getrennt, 

Sm  fernen  ^er!et  JDcinenb  beiner  bddjte? 

aSil^ctm  (fcf)lieBt  Slbele  ))lo^lic^  kibeitfd)aft[icl)  in  bie  Slrme). 

®u  mir  entriffen !?  —  9iimm  ben  ^naben  !^in  — 
S)oc^  iDaI;re  if)n  mir  gut. 
3tbclc.  D  trauter  33ater, 

2Bie  tnetnen  5Iugen[tern  beiDod)'  id)  il;n ! 
^omm,  fii^er  ©d)etm ;  SlSuIfnot  —  nic^t  toa^x,  ]o  fiei^t 
10  bu? 


Dicrtcr  2tuftntt 

SKotttgoincrt)  (ucn  ltnf'5  ju  ben  borigcn). 

@ett)id)t'ge  Sotfdjaft,  gndb'ger  |)err,  au§  ^lanbern : 
|)ar0lb  mit  atDnn^ig  ©djiffen,  bie  er  iDarb, 
Srad)  gegen  (Snglanb  auf. 

(SBeroegung.) 

993U^crm.  glu(^  —  loann  gefc^al^'S? 

aJiontgomcri).     §err,  bor  brei  2:agen  [tad)  er  in  bie  ©ee. 
2BUl)clm.     ©0  !ann  er  I}eut  fdjon  auf  ber  2;(}emfe  fc^tt)im= 
15  men? 

aJJotitciomcrtj.    ©0  benf  id;,  |)err. 

©encfcfioa.  S)ann  melje  ^onig  (Sbuarb. 

S)o§  l^iiftenool!  unb  bie  23emDf}ner  SonbonS 

(Srfieben  fid)  in  offener  (Smporung, 


5tDcitcr2lft.    ^wcxtc  Scene  37 

<5oba(b  feiu  5i3anncr  iDc(;t. 
2Bin)clm.  .^omrnt  niuicnblidlid), 

^unbl'd)aftcr  ruid  ii^  fcnbcn  iibcrs  DJJccr. 

(SaJenbet  fic^  jum  Slbgang  nnc^  linfS,  tritt  iiocf)  einmal  ju  9lbele,  bte  ftc^  mtt  Stllce 
unb  fieonore  urn  SKulfnot  befcf)Qftint.) 

SBU^cIm  (bitctt  aiif  sButfnot).    |)Qrolb,  <Bol)n  ©obinine,  fci  nuf 
beincr  C'>iit/ 

2Benn  bii  mir  Idftig  iriirbcft  — 
5tl)elc.  O  mein  23atcr, 

2Bie  fd)rccfadj  badft  bu? 
5a>tr!)clm.  ^en!e  bran,  %Mc,  5 

6»  giebt  nur  einen  eins'gen  aiif  bcr  iKcIt, 

^er  mir  oerberblic^  inerbcn  fbuntc,  ^arolb. 

2;e§  3^einbe»  l^crj  I)dlt[t  bu  in  bcincn  ,^dnt)en  — 

Grnft  ij't  bie  @abc,  bte  id)  bir  Dcrtraut. 
Slbclc  (briicft  253uiftiot  an  fief)).    ©tiU,  armcr  Sungf'  fii^'  ^"^  ^i"  6f^ 

bir.  10 

(DcrtcanMung.) 


^ipcite  Scene 

©in  3inn"fi^  ini  'ifafafl  ju  bonbon,  S^itren  red)t8,  linfs  unb  in  bcr 
2)Zitte.  3"  ^fi^  ie^teren,  njcldje  ciii  3?orl)ang  bebccft,  fii^ren  cinige 
©tufen  empor. 

€rftor  ^Tuftritt 
^Robert  toon  I^wnti^gc'i.     Guftad)  von  JPonlognc  (fommen  Don  rcc^tg). 

Guftttd).     SSic  ftcfjt  e§?    ^at  ber  ^lijnig  untcr|d_)ricbcn? 

JKobcrt.     'Diod)  nid)t. 
euftnd).  2Banu  cnblid)  mirb  cr  untcr|d;rcibcu'? 

JHobcrt.     S3cnu  er  cin  anbrcr  fcin  uiirb,  al»  er  i[t. 


38  Ejarolb 

SBo^t  ^djmml  Hi'  \6)  i^m  ba§  Urtcil  Dor, 

Unb  sct)nmal  tuollt'  er'§  in  (Srmagunfl  ikifn 

Unb  3cl)nmal  sel^umal  untcrfc^rieb  er  nic^t. 

D,  foldjem  manm  bicnen,  ift  $Cer5it)eif(img. 
5  euftat^.     S^r  tDi^t,  ba|  C)arDlb  Dor  ben  2)huern  [te^t. 

^n  Sonbon  felkr  ga^rt  bie  gtebellion, 

6in  bumpfe§  ©rolien  wu^It  in  ben  ©emutern. 

®ie  Siirger  ®ooer§  miiifen  :^eut  noct)  fterBen, 

gjut  furs  entfd)lDff'ne,  fttenge,  b(ut'c3e  2^at, 
10      S)ie  biefe  Siebe  in  (Sntfe^en  tbtet, 

llann  un§  noi^  retten. 
jRobert.  ^ae§  biefeS  iDeif^  ic^. 

S)od)  feit  ber  ©tunbe,  ba  er  unferm  C)erSDg 

(Snglanb  berfprad),  ^a^t  ebuarb  bie  giormannen. 
(Suftat^.    'iii),  biefeg  ^ufterbilbniS  aHer  ©d)mact)e, 
IS      ®en  immer  ^eut  bie  Sf)at  Don  geftcrn  rent ! 

©agt  i§m,  e§  gel}e  urn  fein  eigen  Scben. 
9Jobcrt.     ®ie§  5Jiittel,  tt)irb  er  fagen,  fei  I3erbraud)t. 
(Suftac^.     SSerbraudjt !   a3erbrau(^t!  D,  eine  einj'ge  SSaffe 

&ab  bie  9iatur  ben  ©djmddjlingen ;  ba§  5}iiBtrau'n. 

SRofiett  (ge^t  on  bie  aJJitteltfiiir,  liiftet  ben  58orl)ano)-        S*^    ^^tC   feme 

20  ©djritte,  get}t  I}inau§. 

euftot^.    @ut  bcnn,  S^t  finbet  mid)  im  S5Drgema(|. 
©od)  ^eiBt  if}n  eilen  mit  bem  UrteilSfprud), 
Senn  bie  ©ebulb  in  mir  Ijat  turjen  mm. 

(916  itnc^  reriitS.) 

JRoficrt.    Sd)  reifje  i^m  ba§  Urteil  bon  ber  ©eele. 


giDcitcr  2lft.     gtucitc  Scene 


39 


^trcitcr  2(uftritt 

ilijnifl  Gbuarb  (ein  ^apiet  in  ber  ^ant>  auf  SSilfricb  geftutt,  fomml  burc^ 

bie  WMe). 

mobevt  (ge^t  tfjm  entgegen).    '^^x  untcr[d)ricbt  ba»  Urtcil,  fliuib'cicr 

©buorb  (Qbroecfilelnb  JRofeert  unb  SBJilfrieb  anfe^enb).      SlljU   CUer   bcibcr 

5lntlitj  mid)  Dergleirfjcn. 

(ju  astlfrieb) 

2)u  bij't  ein  ©acfife? 
SBUfricb.  ^a,  mein  flncib'c^cr  .Qonig. 

©buorb  (JU  Diobert).    ^^i^  ^ib  ^iormannc,  33ifd)of . 
IRoticrt.  ^.v-/L         aSie  ^Ijr  ml 

Gbunrb.    3f)r  ^a&t  ctma»  bom  |)n()id)t  im  ©cfidjt,  s 

2Bie  a  He  eure§  $I>Dlfe§. 
JRobcrt.  ©ndb'gcr  .r')crr, 

©cbt  mil-  ba§  Urteil,  tnenn  ^i)x'ii  imtcrfdji-icbt. 
©buorb.    ©Icid)  eincm  ^:>ab\d)t  ftofit  er  auf  bic  3?cutc  — 
SRobcrt.     6ebt  mir  ba§  Urtcil,  benn  c§  brdngt  bic  3cit- 
ebuorb.     ©5  brduflt  bic  3eit  —  o  bie  berriK^te  ^t\i !  lo 

3u  tt)a§  f iir  bijfcn  3^ingcn  fie  un§  briingt ! 

©eib  S^r  ein  ^^riefter  nidjt  bc§  fanftcn  (vr;riftu», 

®cn  Siebe  ftcrben  f)ie^? 
mobevt  ^i-)X  trif^t,  id)  t)in'§. 

Gbuarb.     2Bdr't  3()r  ein  ^^ricftcr,  fd)aubcrn  miintct  3f)r 

Inir  bicfcin  ti(utgcfiillteu  (S)rcucl(ilatt !  15 

mobcrt     5id)  fdjaubrc,  |)crr ;  bod)  [Idrfer  al§  mcin  Sd^auber 

<Sprid)t  mcine  ^^flict)t. 
(gbuorb.  <Bpxcd)i  nid)t  fo  !hig  unb  !alt. 

^flid)t  ift  ein  Gbclftein,  bod)  in  ben  i2)dubcn 


40  fjarolb 

|)QttI)er3t(ier  irtrb  fie  ,^u  cinem  f^elfen, 
S)er  unfre§  9tcbcnmcnfd)cn  |)au|)t  sermalmt ! 
^ier  ftc^en  breif5ig  ^JJcinner  aufgefrfirieben  — 
2)ie  breif^ig  5}Mnner  I}abcn  brei^ig  SBeiber  — 
5      ©in  jcbcr  biefer  5IRdnner  wax  ein  93aum, 

2)er  A'nofpen  trieb  —  bte  9Jlanner  ^oben  ^inber  — ■ 
Hub  nun  au§  mcincm  5Jiunb  ein  einjig  SSort, 
Hub  iDie  ein  ^^c[tI)aud)  fegt  e§  briiber  Ijin 
Hub  morbet  ail'  hi^  Seben.  —  |)brt  Sf)r  nidjt, 
10      2Beld)  ein  (Seljeul  Don  jammer  unb  Don  Seib 
5tu§  bicfem  Slatt  erflingt?    D  S^r  feib  !Iug : 
^Ijr  fd)icbt  mid)  jmifdjen  (Sud;  unb  jmifi^en  ©ott — ■ 
9^ur  meine  ©eele  foil  am  jiingflen  Sage 
DJlit  bicfem  231utfled  bor  bem  Wxdjkx  ftefjn  — 
IS  9Jobcrt.    S^  niilber  9iid)ter  ift  and;  ungerec^t ; 
©ie  griffen  euren  ©djtuager  on  mit  SSaffen  — 
©ie  nulffen  fterben,  loenn  ^^r  Icben  tDodt. 

ebttorb.    5tII'  biefe  breifsig  —  idq§  ben  2:ag  gefc^al^ 
3u  2)Di3er,  lt)arb  nod)  einmal  unterfud)t? 
20  9Jo6crt.     (S§  tuurbe  unterfud)t  —  unb  lafjt  (Su(^  fagen, 
2Ba§  ic^  erft  fieut  erfal)ren :  |)er3og  |)aroIb 
9fiudt  auf  @ud)  an  mit  einem  mddjt'gen  |)eer. 

©bitorb.    |)arDlb  riidt  an? 

mohcvt  @r  fle:^t  tior  SonbonS  9Jtauern ; 

5tn  SonbonS  %i)oxt  bonnert  fcine  ^auft 
25      Unb  au§  bem  l^nnern  briillet  taufenbftimmig 
®er  5Uifrul)r  il)m  fein  groUenbcS  „tritt  ein". 
^ennt  ^i)x  ba§  S^d,  nad)  bem  er  fcine  S^anh  tedt? 
®a§  ITroncngolb  auf  eurem  |)au|)tc  ift'S ! 

(Sbunrb  (itfttg  wd^einb).    ©a§  ludr'  benn  freilid)  fdjabe. 

diobcvt  ^a§>  mdr'  fd)abe? 


gmcitcr  2lPt.     .Ijrocitc  Scene  41 

ebuorb.     SBcnn  cr  bic  fd)oncn  ^Uine  curcr  4')crr'n 

9J?it  biefem  3:51pcli"trcid)  Dcrnidjtetcy 

D  il)r  kforatcn  ^")crr'n  —  id)  tcnnc  cud) ! 
JHobert.     Sft  ^ti'^  cv()ort?    Sl)r  fpottet  curcr  ^^cttcr? 

Uub  mcuu  bic  ^Hhittcr  il)m  mit  inilbcu  2£^ortcn  5 

3)n5  C^er.^  jur  'ii'ut  fd)iirt?    2Bcnn  ^ai  Wiub  [ic  forbcrt 

Unb  ^l)x'^  nid)t  tjcbcn  tonnt? 
GbMorb.  2)a§  ^inb  — 

2Ber  riet  mir  ba§  mit  bicfcm  .Qinb?    2Bcr  n)ar'§? 

%i)  —  tDie  3f)r  mid)  in  cure  5lcUc  fiuflt ! 
JRoDcrt.     Saf^t  baa  9scrc]anacnc,  bcnft  bcr  ©cgcnroart.  lo 

Gbuorb.     ^ommt  i)cr  —  Icgt  cure  §anb  an  bicfcg  33(att  — 

(Mofeevt  fa6t  ta?^  S31att  ni;f  ciiter  Scite,  Gbiiarb  i)alt  e-i  auf  ber  anbcrn.) 

Unb  aV]o  teil'  ic^  bicfc  Sfiat  mit  (Suc^. 
5tc()mt  t)alb  bic  (5f)rc  f)in,  menu  flut  jic  i[t, 
Unb  I)alb  ben  ?flud)  —  ncin,  aUen  glud)  auf  (Sud), 
SSenn  fie  toerbammt  ift. 
9ioticrt.  5(uf  mein  ^anpi  ben  glud) !         15 

((5r  retfet  ba§  Statt  an  ftc^  unb  ge^t  ettenbS  nacfi  rec^ts  ab.) 

Gbuorb.     SBcroa^rc,  @ott,  mid)  bor  unfd)ulb'gem  5BIut ! 
^cf)  mcife  —  tein  ^3knf^  c]cf)t  fiinbenlos  burd)a  2ebcn, 

S)oc{)  iMut  t)ergicf5en fcit  id)  bentcn  fann 

Scgriff  id)  nie,  bafj  9}ienfd)cn  morben  tonnen ! 

^Jiorb  —  meld)'  cin  Sllang  in  bicfcm  5Ii3orte  liegt,  20 

51I§  tt)dte  cine  "lotcngruft  fid)  auf, 

^n  ber  ber  2BaI)nfinn  bc§  6ntfcl^cn§  Tjauft  — 

Slut  —  9Jknfd)cnblut  —  meld)  fd)auberooflc§  9idtfcl 

SBirgt  biefe  rote,  f)cif5C,  buntle  glut  — 

3)a§  l^cr^  gerinnt  mir,  fcl)'  id)  9-')knfd)cnIVlut  —  25 

gaf^  biefe  93knfc^cn  fd)ulbig  fein,  mcin  Gott, 

®a^  ic^  nid)t  DJtorber  —  at)  —  ift  I)ier  bcnn  nicmanb? 


42  fjarolb 

^ein  lebenb  ^erj  —  (gemafirt  SSttfrleb) 

5ld),  bu  bi[t  ba,  Tnein  ©otjn,  — 
2)q§  ift  mir  lieb  —  bein  ^Intli^  fcl)'  id)  cjerne. 
®u  tcarft  in  9tom?    t^omm,  tomm,  er^ii^le  mir  — 
SSom  blauen  |)immel  rebe,  bet  bort  ift  — 
5      S)er  nidjt  fo  bletern  briidt  tuie  biefer  |)immel  — 
aBilfrici).    ^c^  !ann  @ud)  nid)t  Dom  f)ol}en  ^tom  erjatjlcn, 

DJJein  |)er3  ift  mir  gerriffen  !    ^ene  9JJanner  — 
(Sbuarb.     ®ie  breifjig? 
2BtIfrtcb.  '^a,  bie  ^eute  fterben  miiffen  — 

5Id),  !enntet  ^^t  ben  unermeff'nen  jammer  — 
Gbuorb.    ^d)  !enn'  il)n ! 
lo  2Bt{frtcb.  51ein  —  ^^r  falfjt  nic^t,  mag  ic^  fal^ ! 

©bucrb  (tiiictt  i5n  fc^recfit^  an).    W\d)  idaxxii  ctttiaS  —  qIS  f ollt'  id) 
bid)  nid)t  fragen, 
2Ba§  bu  gefcf)n?  '  2Ba§  faljft  bu? 
SSttfrteb.  ^ene  %'i)ai 

5tm  Sag  ju  Sober. 
ebuorb.  ©a^ft  bu  bie  mit  an? 

SBilfncb.    ^c^  fal)  fie,  gndb'ger  |)err.  — 
Gbuorb.  Sann  ftifl  —  fei  ftifl ! 

IS      ^n  beinen  5Iugen  fteljt  ein  2Bort  gef(^rieben,  — 
®ie  %l)ai  —  tear  anberS  —  al§  man  mir  gefagt? 
SBtlfrieb.    ^a,  fie  mar  anberS,  anberS,  gndb'ger  |)err  — 
DJJit  ©d)n)ertern  griff  fie  ber  9iormanne  an  — 
23rad)  mit  ©emalt  in  il}re  |)dufer  ein 
20      Hub  brei^ig  23iirger  S)oDer§  fd)Iug  er  tot ! 

(gbuorb  (furrfitbar  ladjenb).    Uub  barum  fdjidt  ber  ©adjfen  ^onig 
i^nen 
3ur  ^reube  ber  9iormannen  breifjig  nad^ ! 

(2)rau6en  er§e6t  ftc^  ein  bunH)feS  ©lodengelaut.) 


grocitcr  2(Ft.    §txicitc  Scene  43 

aStlfricb.     3:ctct,  o  A^crr,  fiir  bicfcr  ^ilidnncr  Scclcn  — 

^ort  3f)r'»?    2)aS  finb  bie  ©loden  bc^  (Scridjtg. 
ebuarb.     ^nin  fdjUitj  mir  cincn  —  hxi\\\\c\  morbe  id) ! 

2i3cnbe  bid)  ab  Don  mir  —  iicin,  fort,  {)iiuintcr, 

©d)rei'  \i)m\\  §alt ! 
aBilfricb.  @§  i[t  ;^u  fpat,  mcin  ,Qonig. 

ebuarb.     3ii  fpfit  —  in  Ciiftcn  gef)t  c§  f)culcub  luu  — 

^'^iJrft  bu,  luic  bicfe  Cilodcn  ijaikn  :  ^Jiorb  ! 

2)Q»  i[t  ein  9>olf,  ba»  fcinem  ^bn'ge  fludjt. 


lO 


Drittcr   2luftritt 

(Btiganb  (ttimmt  in  :^6c^itcr  Gile  t)on  tinfS). 

^onig  ber  (Sad)fcn  —  f)Qbt  "^ijx  tia^  bcfDf)(cn,     • 

®Q^  man  jum  Sob  bie  brei^ig  5JMnncr  fii()rt? 

(£d)ulblofe  ^JMnucr? 
(Sbuorb.  Sc()  t)cfQr)I  c§,  33i[d)of, 

2BciI  ber  9iormanne  mir'»  kfaf)l. 
©tigonb.  5Rein  .^onig, 

Guer  ^et3,  id)  ^or's,  ift  biefer  (5ad)e  fremb ; 

6ilt  —  onbert  ben  33efef)I. 
ebimrb.  (5»  ift  311  fpat. 

Stignnb.    9?D(^  nic^t,  0  |)err,  —  cin  DJiann  ift  nod)  Dorljanben,  15 

S;er  retten  lawn. 
Gbuorb.  5?ennt  i()n ! 

ettgnnb.  ©oil  ic^  if)n  ncnnen 

Hub  raerft  ^'i)r  Don  @ud)  altcn  .S)af5  unb  (^jroll? 
©buorb.    SZennt  mir  ben  Wa\m  !   ©ein  Siame  foil  mir  toncn 

2Bie  meine§  4'^eilnnbs  5?ame !     ^tcnnt  ben  ^JZann  ! 
©tigonb.     4'>ii^"olb  fte()t  Oor  ben  5Jiauern  SonbonS,  ■C'^'^i^;        20 


44  fjorolb 

|)ei[5t  il)m  bie  3:I)ore  £onbon§  offnen,  |)err, 
©ebt  mir  23cfeI]I,  fo  eil'  id)  auf  bie  ©affen 
Hub  it)n§  be§  2cben§  Icing  ertragnc  ^JJiiiie 
5(n  ITraft  in  bicfcn  alien  Snnt^cn  lie[?,  . 
5      9iaff'  id)  sufammcn  brfnn  ju  einem  ©cf)rei, 

3)af]  llonig  ©buarb  ^arolb  in  bie  ©tabt  tuft  — 
aBie  ein  Dr!an  [tel)t  bann  ba§  gonje  ^^ol! 
9]on  Sonbon  toiber  bie  ^iormannen  auf, 
Hnb  bie  berlornen  brciflig  finb  befreit ! 
10  ebuort).    ^6)  tDei)3,  er  toirb  mid)  toten,  toenn  er  fommt  — 
©ei  cr  gefegnet,  tnenn  er  bicfe  tettet 
llnb  meine  ©eele  loft  Don  biefcin  Slut ! 
®ie  Z^oxz  Quf,  tuft  ^:)axolh  in  bie  ©tabt ! 
©tigonb.   2)ie  3eit  berfdjiingt  mein  SBort  —  lebt  luo^I,  mein 
^onig ! 

(©itenb  :iac^  Itnf§  ob.) 

(Sbmv\t  (5u  ssitfrieb).    ©ie^  mid)  nid^t  an  mit  foli^en  !^o!^Ien 

15  5tugen, 

2)u  ftauneft,  ba^  e§  5}ienfd)en  giebt,  mie  mic^, 
SDenn  bu  bift  jung,  unb  Sugcnb  tidjtet  ftreng, 
Hub  tidjtet  fc^neE  —  unb  falfd)  —  bu  mei^t  e^  ntd)t, 
^af5  ha§  @efe^,  ba§  gmifdjen  9?ad)t  unb  Sag 

20      S)a§  3n3ietic^t  fe^te,  and)  fiir  5)ienfdjen  gilt, 
Saf5  SJienfc^en  finb,  bie  mebet  2i(^t  nod)  S)un!el, 
3)ie  immet  ©c^atten  nut. 
2®ilfrtcb.  D,  biefe  93?enfd;en, 

©ie  miiffen,  ben!'  id),  \d)x  ungliidlidj  fein. 


gmcitcr  2Ift.     gtpcitc  Scene  45 


Dicrtcr  2(uftritt 

JJJoBcrt,    ©uftflC^,  Dbo,    ^JiObulpl)   (fommen  eilciib  son  rinf-S  unb  jt^reppen 

Stiflaub  mit  fief)). 

JRobcrt.     |)ercin  !  {iringt  tf)n  I)crcin  ben  falfdjcn  ^rieftcr  ! 

SBcr  [inb  bie  3fiiflc>t  '^^ii^cr  bicfcn  5JJanu? 
©uftod).     ^d)  bin  bcr  3fiHl<^ ;  Scbcn,  !^cib  unb  23Iut 

©prcd)'  id)  il)ni  ab  uni  fdjurtifdjcn  iu'rrat ! 

93Jit  mcincn  ciflncn  C()rcn  f)5rte  id),  S 

2Bie  er  bem  ^iibcl  Conbon^  5tufrul)r  fd)rie. 

53c[treitet,  loenn  ^I)r  fbnnt! 
©tigonb.  ^6)  ftrcite  nic^t 

2Ba§  mi(^  mit  ©tol3  erfiillt. 
Guftflt^.  (5r3bi1"d)of  9tobert,- 

©pred)t  if)m  ba»  Urtcil. 

Sbjiarb  (trttt  auf  bte  Stufeu  Bor  ber  SKittcmiir).      UbcmuitigCr, 

©ief)[l  bu  nid)t,  idd  ber  9tid)tcr  ftcl)t? 
Guftat^.  S)a§  Urtcil !  lo 

©buarb.     ®u  foflft  tnir  9iebe  [tcf}n,  ob  bu  mid)  fiof)[t. 
euftot^  (boat  bie  gauft).    ^d)  ]d)t  einen,  bem  e»  beffer  mdre, 

Sd)  fii^'  i^n  nic^t. 
Gbuarb,  ^ebft  bu  fo  fed  bie  6timme'? 

23aII[t  bu  bie  gau[t  mir?    Unb  mic  tuar'^  mit  ^oDer? 
euftat^.     2Ca»  foU  un§  SoDer  I)icr?    C^abt  3td)t  unb  fcf)t,      15 

2Bie  man  ^errdter  [traft.    5Jiad)t  (Sud)  bercit. 

(Gr  jie^t  ba»  £cf)H)ert  unb  tritt  ju  Stiganb.j 

©tigonb.     2Ba§  [oil  ba»  ©d)mert? 

Guftarfi.  5ln  beincn  Deaden  foll'5. 

ebuorb.    9]od)  nidjt  genug  be»  ^cn[d)cnb(uteg? 

©uftad).  5ccin ! 


46  f^arolb 

Unnii^  i[t  biefeS  ^anpi  ouf  feinen  ©i^ultern, 
2Bo  e§  nur  ^liicfe  finnt  unb  9icbelIion. 
93om  Otumpf  gefjauen  foil's  mir  niiljUi^  fein. 
5tl§  9Intii3ort  fdjlcubr'  ic^  e§  bem  ^obcl  ^in, 
5      ©0  fiirdjtet  ber  ^iormanne  fid;  bor  (Sud). 
©tigaitb  (ftie^t  ju  ebuarb).    Oiettet  mid),  ^err,  bor  biefem  icilben 

Sier. 
©buorb.    2)er  ^onig  @nglanb§  fc^ii^et  biefen  Warm, 

Ber  raagt  bie  |)anb  an  if;n  gu  legen? 
euftac^.  Sd)! 

?^ur  (SnglanbS  edjten  ^ontg  tot'  id)  if)n. 
Gbuarb.    SSen  nennft  bu  SnglanbS  ed)ten  ^onig? 
10  euftac^.  SBil^elm, 

S)en  ^erjog  ber  ^'Jormartnen,  meirten  |)errn. 
Gbuarb.    5lf},  bu  ©forpion,  ber  unter  meiner  ^erfe 
©i(^  eingeniftet,  feiner  ©tunbe  l^arrenb, 
Urn  mid)  ju  ftcdjen !    SSarum  gingft  bu  nidjt 
15      5J?it  bcinem  perron  nad)  ber  9iormanbie, 

®af3  bu  begraben  Idgft  iin  ©d)(uub  be§  Wcnt§? 
©uftod)  (tritt  bor  dhmxh).   ©iub  iDir  fotoeit?   9iun,  bonn  I^inttjeg 
bie  Sarbe, 
^ie  ic^  5U  lang  fd)on  ungebulbig  trug : 
Sd)  I}affe  bid),  bu  ^rrtum  ber  9fatur, 
20     5tu§  bem  ein  9}?ann  marb,  toeil  fie  fid)  bergriff ! 
Sa,  a!§  SSermaltcr  2BiII)e(m§  blieb  id)  ^ier; 
Unb  fcine  @rbfd)aft  mill  id)  il)m  bemaljren, 
©oma()r  S'lormannenmutter  mid)  gcbar, 
Unb  fein  plattfiif^ig  5tngelfad)|entDeib ! 


^tocitcr  2ltt.    gujcitc  Scene  47 


^linftcr  Huftrttt 
©in  9formnuniiri)cr  A*">crolb  (iturjt  eon  linfs  herein). 

f^Iic^t,  |)erren,  ftic^t !    ©ie  bredjcu  tit  baS  ©d)lof5 ! 
gjobcrt.     Sl^er  flurmt  bQ»  8d)Io^? 

jipcrolb.  ^arolb  i[t  in  bcr  ©tabt. 

etiflanb.     ^d)  battf  btr,  ©ott. 
^crolb.  Scitt  lt)cif,cr  (Sdjtmmcl^cncjft 

Srdgt  t^tt  hn  (Sturm  I)crnit  —  imb  l)intcr  iljm, 

5U5  tDdvc  jcbcr  Stein  in  i'onbon^  ©afjcn  5 

6in  ^Qopf  ciciDDrbcu,  buiiuit  ciu  ^3JJcer  Hon  ^Ifcnfdjcn. 

5Iud)  bie  @efant]uen  finb  burd)  ilju  bcfreit. 
eufto(^.    2)ie  ©eudje  fdjlage  tl;n ! 
ebuorb.  ^ie  brei^ig  Icbett? 

(Srrcttcr  meincr  ©ecle,  l^abe  2;attf. 
JHobcrt.     ^a§  cure  ^Intinort  aiif  bie  Sotfdjaft'?    ^a§?  lo 

ebuorb.     aiobert,  id)  jeigf  6ud)  ben  bcrboriVncn  ©ang 

3um  3:I)emfe4lfcr  —  netjmt  bie  beftcn  9tofje 

5(u§  meittem  ©tafle,  fe^t  (5uc^  auf  unb  flief)t. 
3(iobcrt  (tritt  mitten  nuf  bie  sBu^tte).    '^k  ^lirdjc  @otte§  gcfjt  au§ 
bicfem  Sanbc, 

S?erratcn  Don  beni  .Qonige  be§  2attb§.  iS 

3i(^,  9iobert,  ©rgbifdjof  Dott  Gaitterburl), 

5tn  titetne  ©eite  ruf  id;  jcbett  f)er, 

®er  ©o^n  ber  Ijcirgctt  ^iri^e  t)cif)t. 

(5aJiIftie&  tritt  au  if)m). 

ebuarb  (,^u  ssitfrieb).  Weiit  ©ofjtt, 

©el)'  ttid)t  mit  i^m,  '§  ift  ttic^t  ,^u  beinem  A^cil : 

2BiIfricb.     ^d)  imi|^,  o  •I'^erv,  cr  i[t  Don  ©ott  gen)ci[)t,  20 

Unb  il)in  marb  id)  beClcllt  alg  2}iatone. 


48  £?aroIb 

SJoBcrt.     2?erflud)t  [ei  jcber,  luelc^cr  anber§  ben!t. 
.^ommt  @raf  (Suftad). 

(Siobert,  aSitfrieb  unb  bie  OJormanneit  ins  onf  GiiftncI)  ai  bitrcft  bie  TOitte.) 

(Suftat^.  ^c^  tuill  nii^t,  lt)tE  nid)t  flie^en 

33or  biefem  |)himpen  Sauernfonige ! 
gin  folc^er  ^Unt,  DoH  geiier,  9JJut  unb  @ei[t, 
2Bie  in  ber  6[f<^  be§  33ulfan  gefdjmiebct, 
Unb  au§gcfuf}rt  dom  !ul)nen  (Sott  ber  2;:^at  — 
3cr[tort  Don  f oli^em  SSid^te !    Set  Deriuefjrt  mir 
Sn  ©tiide  bii^  ju  f)au'n? 

(Sringt  auf  (Sbuorb  ein.) 


Scdjftcr  ^tuftritt 

^Orolb  (Don  Iint'3,  fpringt  auf  ifjn  ju,  faat  i^ni  in  ben  Sltm). 

S)a§  toe^re  id) ; 
^nrolb  ber  ©ad)fe ! 
(Siiftac^  (tnir[cf;enb).    |)arDlb,  ber  SSerbammtc ! 

;|)ariJlb  (rtngt  ifint  ba§  ©ci))uert  aw8  ber  §anb).       ^eraU»  ha§>  ©d)luert, 

lo  f)erau§  au§  biefcr  |)Qnb  ! 

Unb  in  ben  6taub  f}inab  ba§  fred)e  |)au|)t ! 
(Jbuorb  (Sebecft  bie  siugen).     ^ein  SSlut  t)ox  ineincm  5tnge[icf)t ! 

^'cin  Slut ! 
Gufto^  (retfet  fid§  io§).    S5or  beitter  5J?eute  mu^  i^  je^t  mi(^ 
Bergen  — 
S)cn  grimmften  3^Iui^,  ber  je  au^  .^ollenglut 
IS      ©cborcn  luarb,  nel)mt  bcibe  if)u  ^^um  ^2Uifd)icb  ! 

(entflicl)t  buvclj  bte  SJJitte.) 

§oro(b.     Cvdj  fdjiuur  (Sud;,  ii5nlg,  bnf^  id;  miebertame/ 


§n)cttcr  HU.    gtpcitc  Scene  49 

§icr  Uicrf  id)  fitrrcnb  mcin  gcl6[tc§  35>ort 
3u  3u[5cn  Gild). 

(?aivft  (htftatfjd  Sc^mert  »or  (Sbuarb  ^in.) 


Stcbcntcr  iluftritt 

Drbgor,  Gbric,  SBolbtmilf,  anbcrc  Syiirgcr  (brerfjen,  mit  Sjteit  bewoff* 

net,  Don  lints  cin). 

^ic  sSilrflcr.  Srcc^t  ein  in§  SScfpcnne[t ! 

Orbgar.     ^ei(  |)aroIb,  @obiuin»  ©o^n  ! 
^ic  SSiirgcr.  ^etl,  .^ct(  bcm  JRettcr ! 

Drbgar.     2Btr  finb  ju  fpiit  cicfommen  !     ©ic  finb  fort ! 
S)DC^  Stob  bcm  Sunbyflcnofjen  bcr  5tormanncn !   •  s 

(ScfitDitiflt  bie  2ljt  gegen  Sbuarb.) 

^tc  SBUrgcr.    DZieber  mit  i^m  ! 

Drbgor.  ^e^t    gcbt    un§    9icd^en=» 

fdiaft: 

SSer  biiBt  iin»  bie  erlitteue  Sobceangft? 

Sen  |)enfer[tncf  um  iinfcrn  |)q(§'?    S;ie  ©djmac^, 

S)ie  jeber  Sag  mie  ein  bicnftferfger  S?ned)t 

^(uf  un»  gemdist? 
^ic  Siirgcr.  5?ieber  mit  if)m  !    Unb  3tac^e !  lo 

gtiganb.     ^ort  mx6),  if)r  luilbeu  DJidimer  ! 
ebuorb.  Sifc^of,  Iaf?t  — 

5tid)t  f)alb  fo  fd)tncr  ift  ftcrkn,  aU  ^w  toten. 

,£)arolb,  id)  mcin,  bein  siirncnber  (^ntfdjlufj 

9tiift  mie  bie  Sobesglode  mcinem  Scbcn, 

Sa^  e§  sum  5(bcnb  gef)t.  —  ^m  5(ngc[id)te  »S 

3)er  breijiig  'OJiduner,  bie  bii  rcttcteft. 


50  Biatolb 

S:>ah*  S)an!,  bafi  bu  e§  t()ate[t. 

(SBenbet  fief)  imc^  re^tS.) 

.§arolb.  §err  unb  ^onig, 

SSo  Qe^t  SI;r  Ijin? 
Gbuarb.  SBo^iti  bu  tnir  befief)([t. 

§arolb.      ^Ilim    bonn,    in    [djulb'ger    @I)r[urd)t    bttt'    ic^ 
©ud): 
58Ieibt  auf  bem  Sl^rone,  hjelc^er  @uc^  gebiil^rt. 
ebuorb  {[ieijt  tfin  ftnuiienb  an),    ^[t  btcS  etu  Staum?    |)arDlb, 
5  tt)U(^§  biefeS  SBort 

^n  beinem  ^cx^tn? 
^orolb.  23etm  allmcidit'gen  @ott, 

^n  metne§  |)er3en§  atterbe[tem  %dL 
ebuttrb.    D  bu  —  tt)a§  jloingft  bu  micf),  glei(^  einem  33ett= 
ler 
SSor  bir  gu  fte^n,  bet  nut  em|)fangen  !ann, 
lo     Unb  mai^ft  mein  Qtte§  5lug'  in  3:^ranen  fliefeen? 
^ic  SBitrgcr.     ^ie23u^e! 
^orolb.  ©tifl  bobon ;  ift  biefe§  51ntli^, 

®ie§  t^ranenboUe,  23u^e  nid)t  genug? 
Drbgar.    |)err  —  untern  ©algen  fiat  er  un§  gefleUt ! 
2)ie  Siirflcr.    fieben  um  2eben ! 
©tiganb.  Unter  bie[cm  |)immel, 

IS      ®er  feietlid)  auf  biefe  <Stunbe  blidt : 

(Sr  felber  xifj  eud}  au§  be§  |)enfer§  |)dnben, 
®r  felbft  ricf  |)er3og  |)arDlb  in  bie  ©tabt ! 
Orbpr.    SSenn'g  SBal^r^eit  ift.— 
©tigonb.  ©e^t  ouf  mein  graue§  ^aax, 

(Sin  ^fortner  ftet;t'§  am  5tu§gang  meineS  fiebenS 
20      "Unb  iDtirnet  mid)  Dor  5J?eincib.    2Bat)rI)eit  f|)red)'  ic^. 
^orolb.     5hin,  bann  in  be^  5i>crge|fen5  nddjt'gcn  ©djhinb 


groettcr  2tft.    §wc\tc  Scene  51 

2Berf'  ic^  ben  ,^^ahn  bcr  ucrgaiui'ncn  -lac^e. 

(JtUfet  Gbuarb  bie  ^lanb.) 

2)ic  SBiirger  (5a(6iaut).         ^eil  bem  ©ad;fcn{onifl. 

eiiuorb  (iDeinenb).    ©tount  uict)t  —  lacf)t  nid)t,  lucnn  i^r  mid) 
tucineu  fel)t. 
5td),  bicfe  S^riincn  flagert  bittcrlid) 
6tn  Scben  an,  ba»  frcublos,  licblo» 
^nxd)  SBiiften  mic^  cjcfdjlcppt.     Unfcrger  (Sbuarb, 
9Jhi|5  [id)  bcin  Sebeii  iii  ben  5(benb  fcntcn, 
2)ai5  bu  ben  erftcu  2aut  bcr  2icbe  IjiJrcn  barfft? 

Stiflonb  (biicftnoc^  iinf§).     ©cbt  9taum  bcr  (Brdfiu ! 


10 


^dftcv  2(uftritt 

@l)t^a  (fommt  toon  tints). 

^ic  MvQtv  (taut).  §eil  bcr  ^Jhittcr  |)QroIb» ! 

^arolb  (ge^t  i^r  entgegen).      ^UX   QUtcn   ©tUllbC,   tCUrC   DJiuttcr, 

fommft  bu, 
|)tlf  un§  33erfb^nung  feicrn. 
(St)t!)o.  |)err  unb  ^onig, 

SDcm  5J?utter!^er5cn  tDoflet  c§  bcrjcifju, 
2Benn  id)  ^ucx\i  in  fDld)cm  grcnbcnrcid)tum 
S)e»  eincn  iUcinobS  bcntc,  ha^  niir  fcl)lt. 

(*pauic.) 

^d)  bitt'  6nd),  |)crr,  gcbt  mir  mcin  t^inb  juriid.  i^ 

ebuarb.     ©lanbt,  cble  ^yrau,  eg  i[t  gut  Qufge()oben. 
&t)t\ia.     @ebt  mir'S,  id)  bittc. 
ebuatb.  ®od)  e§  i[t  nid)t  f|ier. 


52 


^7  ti  r  0 1  b 


OJtjt^o.     9?icf)t  Ijier?    2Bo  ift  mein  ^inb? 

6i'M«ri'.  Sr)t  merbet  giirnen  — 

®od)  er  {ft  ^inbcrn  freunblid),  Q,lauU  cs  inir, 

@§  ift  bei  3BiIf)elm  in  bcr  ^Jormaubie. 
CJijt^o.      aBa§  fac3t  Sf)r   mir?    bet  aBilfjelm,  bem   5lor= 
mannen  ? 
S      ®a§  [treitct  totber  bag,  tt)n§  ^fjr  t^crfprac^t ! 
^arolb.     5?ein,  prne  ni(^t  in  biefer  ©tunbe,  5Hutter, 

^d)  getje  felbft  gn  Bil^elm  iiberS  9JZcer 

Unb  bringe  bir  ben  ^naben. 
©buarb.  |)aroIb,  bu? 

|)oroIb.     ^a,  gndb'ger  |)err. 

6i>uflri».  gfJein,  |)nrDlb,  ge^e  nidjt. 

10      @§  !^eif!t  gum  fioraen  in  ben  .Q'cifig  ge^en. 

^arolb.     @ebt  ntir  ein  3eid)cn  mit  tion  enrer  |)anb, 

®a§  mid)  alg  euren  5(bgefanbten  !iinbe. 
ebitorb.  6§  ift  be[d}Io[fen,  ba^  bu  gefjft? 
•f'«ofl».  Sc^  gef)e. 

Gbitorb.    ©0  tueit  benn  nieine  5(rme  rcid)en,  |)arDlb, 
15      SSill  id)  fie  fd)ii^enb  iiberg  §aupt  bir  ftreden. 

Su  gef)ft  in  ein  gefdl)r(id)  £anb,  mcin  ©o^n, 

@in  Ii(^ter  @ngel  loo^nt  in  biefem  Sanbe, 

Hnb  unter  feine  ^litgel  ftell'  ic^  bid). 

(Sr  nimmt  toon  feinem  §alfe  eine  golbene  Sette,  an  ber  ein  Sitb  pngt,  unb  relent 

if)m  bie  £ette.) 

^orolb  (6etrncr)tet  ia?^  sBUb).     2BeI(^   |)immel§angcfid)t   ift   r)ier 
gemalt? 
20  ebuarb.     (S§  ift  ba§  Silb  5lbelen§,  feiner  5tod)tcr. 

(ytjtfja  (nimmt  baS  S3itb  auS  4»orolbS  pnben).      3)er  2lDd)ter  tPCffen? 

ebuarb.  ^idjctm^j,  beg  ^iornmnnen. 

©ieb  if)ni  boS  Silb  ;  im  ^^n^m  biefcs  DJianne^, 


§iDcitcr2lFt.    grocitc  Scene  53 

Sfn  bcm  bcr  G^ftnici^  unicf)crt,  ift  cin  Crt, 

^n  bcm  cin  iiubcriif)rtev  5i^iif)li"fl  ^^^^  • 

2)a  mofjnt  '^Ibclc,  fciu  i^cliebtcs  Sl'inh. 

Unb  cr  Dcrfpvad)  mir,  ba|5,  tncr  jcma(«  !anie, 

9?on  mir  cicfanbt,  c^cfeit  mit  bicfcm  iMlbc,  5 

2)er  foUte  Ijcilig  roie  ber  ^reunb  iljm  fcin.  — 
|»aroli).     <Bo  bitt'  id)  urn  (Siitlaffiincj. 
(Sbuarb.  3ie^'  ^cnn  f)iu  — 

Unb  !e^re  fjeim  fo  fro^Iicf)  nl»  bit  flcf)[t. 

(Gbuarb  mit  Stigaitb  narf)  ber  aiJitte  ab). 

Drbgor.     ©nglanb  toirb  daterlos,  iDcnn  Sf)r  nn§  fe^It  — 
Ji'e^rt  balb  ^iiriicf  ,^ii  nwi,  mein  anab'c]cr  |)crr.  lo 

^orolb.      Sriibt    iiidjt    mit    2Bel)mut    bicfen    -lag    ber 
3^reube, 
^^r  Quten  fieiitc,  bulb  bin  id;  jnriid. 

®»)t^o.     Sajit  mic^  aUein  mit  mcinem  So'^nc,  ge^t. 

{®ie  Silrger  nac^  lints  ab.     ®ie  tritt  Dor  §arolb,  i^m  in  bie  Wugen  ftarrenb.) 

®a§  SSoIf  ber  8ac^fen  [tcl)t  am  ©tranb  be§  5}ieere§, 

3a^It  jebe  SBelle,  bie  Don  ©iibcn  raufdjt,  iS 

©uc^t  jebeS  2BimpcI,  \>a§  oom  5:ita[tc  nic()t  — 

SBann  tandjt  au»  SBeUen  t>a§  erfef)nte  Sd)iff  ? 

SSann  fe^rt  ber  §elb  ^nriid  ju  feincm  i'olfe? 

^arolb.     2Be(c^  biiftre  <Boxc\c  frat]t  aua  beincn  SSorten? 

@ieb  mir  ba§  23ilb,  c§  fid)ert  bir  ben  ©ofjn.  20 

^i)t^.     2Ber  abcr  fid)ert  feine  (Seek  mir? 

(Ett^t  an  i^n  ^ernntretenb,  if)n  umarmenb.) 

^enf  beiner  finbcrlofen  93hitter,  ©Df)n ! 
S)cnf  bcinea  fii()rer(oien  51.so[fe§,  <Boi}n, 
S3ring  ©obminS  Sofjn  mir  mieber  loie  er  tear ! 

^arolb.    ©eliebteij  .^erj,  ma»  bamjft  bu? 

(iJ»)t^o.  i^rage  nic^t,  25 


54  £^  a  r  0 1  b 

(Sefatjren  nenncn,  Ijetfjt  ©efal^r  bef(!)tDoren. 
^ttroli).    ^a,  iDcnn  fie  nur  in  ginbilbung  t)eru{)'n. 

(23lictt  fie  Uicfieliib  on.) 

£)  5)Jutter^er3,  bi[t  bu  fo  arm  an  ©orgen, 
'S)a\i  bu  [ie  felber  bit  gebaren  niuf^t? 
e^'  bu  e§  benfft,  bin  id)  ju  bir  imM, 
Hub  bicfer  Sraum  ber  ©orge  ift  bertraumt. 

(©r  legt  ben  3lrm  urn  i^ren  §at§  unb  oe^t  mtt  i^r  iur  SinEen  a6.      2BQ:^renb 
beffen  faEt  ber  SGor^ang.) 


Drittct  nft 

(£rftc  Scene 
(Sine  bidjte,  milbe  aBalblanbjc^aft.) 

€rftcr  2Uiftritt 

DbO.      SRabuIp^.      SDann  ©uftot^  Don  JBoulOflnc.      (SBon  Iinf§.) 
(SlUe  brei  beroaffnet.) 

(Suftat^.     3;)er  Ort  i[t  gut  gerad()lt ;  bort  i[t  bie  8tra$e 

5)ie  nad)  9iouen  i§n  fii^rt.    (jetflt  nac^  nnf«.) 

5jie  ©pd^er  mclben, 

5!)aB  er  nic^t  fern  mc^r  i[t  —  ijkx  ia^t  un3  roartcn, 

Unb  er  entgef)t  un»  nidjt. 
Cbo.  ^ommt  er  aHein? 

Gufto^.    ®an5  unbegleitct ;  fein  @ef olge  murbe  S 

$l^Dm  ©rafen  Don  ^'Dntf)ieu,  in  be»  ©ebiet 

(5r  lanbete,  am  93leer  jurucfgc^alten, 

6r  mad)te  fid)  atleine  auf  ben  2.i3cg. 
JRabulp^.     Unb  fo(I  9touen  fo  roenig  jemal»  fe^en, 

2Sie  [ein  ©efolge. 
Gwftad).  6ut  —  n)ir  finb  ent[d)Ioi'icn,  lo 

3)a^  er  nid)t  lebcn  barf. 
IRabuIpl).  f)ter  fofl  er  licgen 

Unb  mobcrn  im  ©ebiifd).     ^en  ^ob  auf  if)n, 

®er  uuij  ju  3pott  unb  s^otjw  au»  (Snglanb  jagte. 

55 


56  £)aroIb 

Dbo.     |)abt  ^I)r  be§  |)er3Dg§  5[Reinimg  eingcTjoIt 
3u  unfrcm  ^^Uon? 

53ei  [oId)en  2)ien[ten  fragt  man  nidjt  borljer. 
Dbo.     S)er  |)er§og  roirb  eg  biU'gen? 
euftat^.  ©otteS  Sob, 

5      @r  nui[5  e§  Infl'gen.    .^arolb  @buarb§  greunb, 

Unb  (Snglanb  t[t  ba^in  fiir  unfern  |)er3Dg. 

Segreift  ^i)x  ba§? 
Dbo.  ^inunter  mit  bem  ©a(i)[en ! 

Unb  !einen  5luf fciiub ! 
Oiobut^^  (laufdit  wad)  recfits).    ©till  —  toa^  tafc^elt  ba 

•Unb  fniftert  im  ©efciifd)? 

(eilt  an  bie  Eouliffe  rec^tS.) 

S5erbammter  3wfaU ! 
lo      ^prinje^  ?lbele  !ommt  mit  ifjren  ©amen. 

euftotfi    (biictt  nad)  re^t§).       Obo,    ^l^r    fcib    befannt    mit 
Seonore, 
5^el)mt  fie  beifeit  unb  I)ei)"]t  [ie,  bie  ^ringeffin 
?Iuf  gute  %xt  au§  biefem  SBalbe  f(f)atfen. 
2Cir  unterbeS  Derbergen  un§  im  ^icfii^t. 

((Juftad)  un!)  aiabulpf)  nac^  lints,  Cbo  bitrdj  ben  ^intergrunb  retfjtS  a6.) 


^ipcitcr  ^tuftritt 

5lbelc.      SSuIfltOt  fnn  t^rer  .?ianb).      SIUcC  (Hon  rcd)t« ;  fie  traflen  furje 

Saflbi'piene,  ft't^cn  fief)  auf  ©teine,  bieim  93orbergrunbe  liegen). 

15  Slbclc.     ©laubft  bu  e§  and),  mn§  Seonore  fagte, 
®ie  Siebe  fci  ben  5J?anncrn  nur  cin  ©piel? 
9tUcc.    5(d),  Seonore  m\^  nid)t»  Don  ber  2icbe, 


Drtttcr  :iFt.     (£rftc  Scene  57 

^d)  rthiub'  cy  nici)t. 

Unb  [idjcr,  bu  f;a[t  rcd^t. 

(ju  SBu(fnot) 

93il't  miibc,  Scf)a|j? 
2Bu(fnot.     9?cin,  nidjt. 
Slbclc.  So  fci  cin  art'i^cr  ticincr  Stiltcr 

Unb  pfliid'  iiiiij  Don  bent  luilbcn  9i'oicnftorf 

Sort  ein  paar  9iofcn. 

(SBulftiot  flel)t  Quf  bie  liufe  Scite  ber  Bu^ne  unb  reifet  son  einem  bort  bcfinbUc^en 

SRoienftraud)  SBlumen  ab.) 

2Bie  mir  biefeS  ^inb  5 

Bo  ticf  tn§  |>cr3 1)tnehi  flcmadjfen  i[t. 
SUtcc.     (Sr  I)at  ein  licbcg,  jdrtlidjc5  ©emiit. 
9lbclc.     8ief)  nur  fcin  S^aax  —  Itcbft  bu  bie  blonb.en  Annate 

51ud)  [o  luie  id)  ? 
3(acc.  5iein,  braune  finb  mir  lieber, 

©0  it)ie  bie  euren. 
2lbclc.  2icber  (2d)meid)elmunb.  lo 

(SSuIfnot  fommt  mit  brei  SRofen  juriid.) 

5lun  fprid),  fur  wen  i[t  biefe? 
95?ulfmjt.  i^iir  bie  5)?utter. 

9tbcle.     ©ut  —  unb  bie  5meite?  —  9tun?   bu  iibcrlegft? 
2i^ulfitot.     giir  bid)  unb  i^rubcr  |)nroIb. 
Stbcic  (iu 9Utce).    ©ein  5racitc5  2i3ort  i[t  [tet^  ber  ©ruber  |)aroIb. 

^iir  .^ucie  eine  Stofe?    .Qomm,  gieb  fjer,  15 

!i.'iebft  bu  Qcinj  gleid;  un»  beibe? 

2x>ttlfU0t  (umarmt  fie).  '^a,  QQUJ  Cjicid). 


58  £?aroIb 


Dritter  ^tuftntt 

ficonorc  («on  rec^tS  5u  ben  bortgen). 

©enug  geraflet,  !ommt,  ^rin5ef3  ?tbele, 

^ommt,  bitt'  id),  mx  berfduincn  imfcre  ^ao,\). 
mete.    Unb  immer  ^agb  —  id)  mag  l)eut  ntd)t  me^r  jagen. 
Scouore.    ©0  lafjt  na6)  ^an§>  ung  reiten. 
?lbele.  9iein,  nod)  nid)t ; 

S      (g§  raiifd)t  ber  ffiinb,  bie  SSogel  fingen  fii^, 

Unb  I)errlid)  rul}t  |id)'§  auf  bem  moof'gen  ©teine. 
Seottore.    ©eib  ^f)r  ermiibet?  ober  I)at  5tlice 

@iid)  angeftedt  mit  filf5er  ©c^radrmerei? 
3(bele  (su  siuce).    ?t(^,  h)ie  bu  leiben  mu^t  burc^  Seonore ! 
lo  5Uice.    ^Q,  iDcnn  fie  i^re  S^nc\t  }o  regierte 

aBie  i^re  ^ferbe  — 
Sconore.  52ein,  ini  @rn[te,  !ommt. 

6§  ift  in  biefem  SBalbe  ntd)t  gef)euer. 

SI)r  raii5t,  man  fagt,  e§  I)aufen  3iiubergeifter 

Sn  biefem  Sidid^t. 
5tbele.  ©agt  man  ba§,  ^lice? 

15  5mcc.     Sa,  bo(^  e§  foUen  gute  ©eiftcr  fein. 

Sconore.     ^flein,  glauBt  i^r  nic^t ;  bie  ©eifter  finb  nid)t  gut. 

O  bitte  —  !ommt ! 
Stbctc.  S)u  fpridift,  al§  l^iitteft  mirflii^ 

©u  einen  ©eift  gefel^n? 
Sconore.  Unb  —  menn'S  fo  metre? 

2ltie(c.    SSie,  Seonore,  tebeft  bu  im  (Srufl? 

SBag  fa()ft  bu? 
20  Sconore.  Saf^t  e§  brauf^en  mid)  eqdijien, 

9lur  fommt  I)iniyeg  au§  biefem  SBalbc,  fommt. 


Drtttcr  :ift.    (£rftc  Scene  59 

^Ibcfc.     Sft  f)ifv  nid)t  mid)  bcr  53Dt)cn  mcinci:  33atcr»? 

aBa»  falji't  bii? 
Jiconorc  (puftenib).      ^JJdnncr  finb  in  biefcin  5ri3albc, 

©ie  laucrn  f)icr  mif  jcmanb  —  finb  beniaffnct 

5Bi§  on  bie  3^^)"^  —  (fifcn  tian.^  unb  StafjL 
SIbcIc  (ipringt  auf).    jDu  lpricl)[t  Don  Oiiiuderny 
iicoitorc.  5Kau bcr  finb  c§  nic^t;    5 

i^nrone  finb'»  bom  .^"^ofe  cure§  5lHitcr§  ; 

Cbo  ift  ciner,  unb  bcr  Ckaf  (^uftad). 

Unb  nod)  ein  brittcr,  ben  id)  nid)t  crfanntc, 
Silicic,     (^nftad)  unb  Cbo?  bie  qu»  (Snglanb  fanicn? 

(Sie  lauern?  unb  auf  men? 
I'conorc.  ^(^  tt)ei^  c»  nid)t,  10 

5^oc^  raenn  ii^  93?enfc^enQuc\en  jemal»  fa^, 

Sn  benen  bhit'gcr  !i>orfatj  ftonb  ciefc^rieben, 

©0  raaren'g  biefc.    Siif5e  |)crrin,  fomnit, 

©onft,  aljnt  mir,  luerben  \mx  3u1d)auer  loerben 

Sei  c^raufenboUcm  Sc^aufpicl. 
Slbclc.  ^ommt  r)intt)eg.  15 

(5m  Slugenbltd,  ta  fie  ret^tS  abge^en  looHen,  lauft  SBulfiiot  Unfa  l^iniiber  unb 

jeigt  in  bie  eouliffe.) 

aSulfnot.     5}iein  Sruber  ^arolb  ! 

(£inf'5  ab.) 

Stbcle.  ^tiu^  ber  ©rbarmer ! 

(finft  Qiif  ben  £it  juriicf.) 

'^nn  m\\]  id),  mm  bcr  blut'ge  'iUnfc^Iag  gilt ! 
ficottorc.     iiommt  bennod)  fort  —  fonimt  fort  — 

(Winter  ber  Scene  erjc^aKt  ein  langer  gettenber  ^fiff.) 

3liiclc  (Hjringt  auR.  93crnaf)mt  i^r  bog? 

2Bq§  t^un?   2Ba§  laffcn?  C^ilf  mir,  @ott  im  C)innncl! 

(©ie  briidt  bie  Jpfinbe  in  ratloier  SBerjnjeiflung  uor  bie  9tugen.) 


10 


60  £^aroIb 

(5in    frcmbcr    30cnnn    —    'g    i[t    mibcr    S^id)i    iinb 

©itte  — 
2Ba§  3ud)t  unb  <Sitte!  i[t  cr  nidjt  ein  9Jlenfd)? 

(©ie  fturjt  in  bie  linle  (Jouliffe,  ruft  I)inem) 

©tctgt  ah,  tnein  |)err  —  [teigt  Qugenblidlic^  ah  — 
58inbet  ha§  Oiof^  am  3^3^^  aii  —  unb  fonimt  — 

(loenbet  fief)  ju  Sllice  uttb  Ceonore.) 

5      ^f)x,  meine  2tcBen  —  geigt,  baf^  il)r  mtc^  Itebt  — 
2Berft  cud)  Quf'§  Otof,,  fliegt  I}tn  ju  mctnem  58ater  — 
6§  I)dlt  end)  nicmanb  auf,  fie  luagen'S  nid)t  — 
©agt,  ba^  fein  ^inb  nad)  [etnem  33ater  fd;reit ! 

ficonorc.     2Bir  eilen. 

5Uicc.  5mut,  geltebte  C^errin,  9}?ut. 

(Selbe  eitenb  redjts  ab.) 
9tbclc  (einen  Sc^ritt  in  bie  emt(if[e  ItnfS).    ^^t  ITlU^t  —  btC  ^anb  mtr 

reic^en  —  fommt,  ii^  bilte  — 


Vkvkv  Huftrttt 

^orolb  (bon  gibele  gefii^rt).     2S>UlfllOt  (an  feiner  anbem  $anb)  [con  Iint§]. 

Stbclc.    Sd)  fiitdjte  fe^r,  '^^x  ^a'iki  mid)  fiir  fret  — 
2)a§  ift  —  @ebrau(^  fo  —  in  ber  DZormanbie. 

(Sa^t  feine  §arb  lo§.) 
^arolb  (ber  fie  ftannenb  betrnd^tet)     (fiir  fii^:)   2eibI)Qftig  iclteS  33ilb, 

bag  cr  mir  gab  — 
5lnmut  be§  |)immcl§,  reijenbeS  @efd)i)pf. 
15      (lout:)  ^d)  irre  nidjt,  ^i)v  feib'beS  C>ci^sog§  2;o(i)ter? 
^prinsef?  5(bek? 
28uIfttot  (fHirjt  ouf  fie  jn).    S)ag  ift  I)ier  ^Ibele ! 
2tbclc.    ^d)  fann'S  nid)t  (eugnen,  ba  cr  mid)  Derrict. 


Urtttcr  :Jft.    (£rftc  Scene  01 

^orotb.      3^auu  uicl^rt  inir  nid)t  Grfiilhing  fiifjcr  ^flid)= 
ten 
Unb  taf]t  mid)  bautcn  mcinem  fjolben  3rf)iihcici[t- 
5lennt  3l)r  bcu  ^alitMiuni,  bcr  Ijier  mid)  fd)miidt? 

(Gr  fiifct  iftr  bie  .^laiib  unb  jeiflt  auf  Mbelenss  4'i(b,  bay  er  urn  ben  l^al-i  ttagt.) 

5li)clc.     53?ein  23ilb  — 

^larolb.  3^a§  .(lonifl  Gbiuirb  mir  Dcrtraute, 

Safe  e§  mir  Ginf}a(t  foUt'  unb  3d)uU  cieiiuU)rcn.  5 

Slbclc.      S^r  fommt  ^icr^cr  —  f)iclt  i^uxdjt  Gud)  nid)t  3U= 

riid? 
^orolb.    O  nein,  id)  fiird)te  nid)t. 
Slbclc  (fiefit  tfm  fliofs  nni.  ^i)x  —  fiird)tct  nid)t. 

^orolb.     ^>flid)t  i)at  mic^  ^ergcfii^rt. 

(Gin  abcrmaliger  geUenber  ^Jfiff  I)inter  ber  Scene.) 

^ord)  —  tt)a§  mar  ba§? 
<Sd)on  einmal  ()ort'  id)  ba§  — 
2tbelc  (auffc^reienb).  ©cbt  curc  ^aub  mir  ! 

^arolb  (roenbet  M  um).     2Ba§  fommcH  bort  fiir  ^JJdnner? 

(5m  ^-lintergrunbe  crjcfietnen  Guftncf),  Cbo  unb  Dfabulpfi  in  luilb  beroegter  (flru^Jpe 

mit  bermummten  ©efirijlent.      ^''^I'^o'^  0'-'')*  auf  ben  Cintergrunb  ju.) 
Slbcle  (fjalt  i^n  juriict,  tnbem  fie  i^n  unroiafurlid)  umflammertj. 

58Ieibt,  ge^t  nic^t!  10 
58Ieibt  ftcf)n  !  Scf)  fler)e ! 

(^arolb  bteibt  ftaunenb  ftefien,  9lbe(e  wcnbet  fi^  mit  bem  ©eft^te  nai)  bem  ^in= 

tergrunbe,  ruft; 

@e^t  n-ad)  $au§,  if)r  A^")erreu, 
5)ic  ^aQh  i[t  au§  —  i^r  feib  nid)t  mef)r  uonnoten  — 

(Guitac^,  SJabut?)^  unb  Dbo  oerfc^mtnben  noc^  tinf§.) 

^arolb.     ^ag,h?    ©e^t  man  ^ier  mit  ®d)mcrtcrn  auf  bie 

(Sturmt)aubcn  auf  bem  llopf? 
91belc.  O  —  finb  fie  —  fort? 


^2  ?iarolt> 

Sie  — fogtetSr^r? 

2Bag  foil  icf)  bcnfen?    beim  allmddjt'gen  ©ott  — 
SIbele.     Scujb  —  e§  icar  nidjtS  —  al§  ^agb  —  ((anenb) 

^  O  — tDte^^r  feljt  — 

5man  r;at  gu  £anb  I^ier  feltfame  ©cftrauc^e. 


^iinfter  2iuftvitt 
^crsog  gSil^cIm.    2)er  ©cncfc^aa.    mice,    ficoitorc  (fommen  bon 

rec^tf'  511  ben  sorigen). 

5  2lbcle.    S)a  !mnmt  —  mein  SSater  —  a^  —  nun  i[t  e§  gut. 

(Sridjt  oOnmadjtig  jufammen;  ^orotb  :^alt  fie  tn  ben  airmen.) 

Stlicc  (ftiirjt  auf  fie  ju).    D,  meiue  fuf,e  |)crrin,  nia§  gefc^a^? 

(ailtce,  Seonore  ne^inen  Slbete  au§  §aroIbg  Strmen  unb  fur^ren  fie,  bie  aUmarjU^ 
5U  ft^)  !ommt,  ju  bem  ©i^)3la^.) 

SBil^ctm.     58Ietc^  n)ie  ber  2:ob  mein  ^inb!    Unb  biefer 
^rembc  — 
(5u§(ttoib:)  S^r  feib? 

^oroti)  (fief)  efiretbiettg  Semeigenb).      ^atolb  QU§  ©Uglaub,  gnab'gCt 

|)err. 
SESil^cIm.     ^arolb,  ©o^n  @obtt)in§? 
^irotb.  3)er  mit  biefem  3ci(^en 

10     3u  gu(i)  gefanbt  bon  .^onig  gbunrb  foniuit. 

(3Jiinmt  bie  Slette  ijom  §alfc,  u6erreirf}t  fie  2Bil[)eInt.) 

(^aufe.) 

(SSil^elm  bticft  fd^meigenb  auf  Slbete,  bnnn  niif  .^arolb.) 

SStl^eltit.     33ertrauen  l^ei^t,  ben  ^iebenmenfdjen  fc^ii^en 
^ad)  eignem  S"f)alt  — ^^r  bertrautet  mir  — 
a^on  nun  on  fenn'  id)  (&ud>.  —  Wix  toaxm  ^einbe, 
^arolb,  tDoUt'  3f;r'»  mit  mir  al§  greunb  berfuc^en? 


Drtttcr  2l(t    f^ipcitc  Scene  <>3 

4->oroIb.     2)a§  liiill  id),  ^cxx,  niit  mctncm  Cian,^cn  ^crjcn. 

(fiajit  fid)  auf  ein  ftiiie  ftor  Syilfjelm  niebcr.) 
5S>iI^C(m  (fiongt  tf)m  bie  fiette  toieber  um).       ©0    fciligt    JUm    JlrcitCU 

mai  end)  bicfc  Alette ; 
©tef)t  auf  imb  fcib  gccjriiijt  an  mcincm  4')of. 

(PerivanMund.) 


^ipcite  Scene 

*^Sorf  5U  SJoucit.  S^ovn  rc(f)t«  cine  9iafenbanf.  2)tener  unb  ^^^afle^ 
tomincn  in  gvoller  ^al)[  noii  reditii,  21'affen,  Stiffen  unb  ^u'^ate  allcr 
?ht,  lucldje  auf  ein  beoor[te()eTibe§  gcft  beuten,  in  ben  §dnbeii ;  fie 
gel)eu  in  ben  §tntevgrunb  unb  bann  lints  ab. 

Crfter  ^luftritt 
Grftcr,  5tt)citcr  2;icncr  (»on  te^ts). 

erftcr  'i^icttcr.     23a§  fiir  ein  ^fcrb  foil  |)er5og  |)aroIb  reitcu 

5Bcim  ^cutigen  Sturnier? 
3tt)citer  2^icncr.  2)en  ©ifcnfc^immcl  S 

S)es  ^erjogg. 
Grftcr  Wiener.        2Ba§?  fein  cigne»  £icbling»pfcrb? 
^wcitcr  'Dtcner.     (Sr  tuiW^i  fo  I}aben. 
Grftcr  2^icncr.  ®u,  rtir  miifjcn  lucttcn ; 

Sd)  njctlc  auf  ^Jtoutgomeri;. 
3tt)citcr  'iTicMcr.  ^d)  auc^. 

Grftcr  2^icncr.     SBir  fouueu  uid)t  auf  einen  kibe  lucttcn, 

Sci)  ^ab'g  juerft  gefagt. 
Smitcv  Wiener.  3ft  mir  glcidjgiiltig,  lo 


64  dfatolb 

'^d)  rcette  immer  auf  5}^ontgoniert). 
iSrftcr  !Dicitcr.    ©ann  tDctt'  id)  nuf  ben  ©Qcfifen. 
^wcitcr  Wiener.  9J?eiuettDegen. 

©rftcr  Wiener.    (Sr  toirb  ^JJontgomer^  3ur  (Srbe  fe^en 

2Bie  einen  ©onbflo^ ! 
3tt)cUcr  'Iiicncr.  ©og'  bag  nocf)  einmal, 

5      ©D  [djlog'  id;  bit  bie  3ti^ne  in  hm  |)al§. 

(SBeibe  ai).)  * 


^rrcitcr  2(uftntt 
^ttrolb.     ^er  ©cnef^oU  (ton  re^ts). 

©cttefc^aK.     ©e^t,  tnie  bag  oUeS  feine  ©lieber  rii^rt. 

^a,  ein  S^urnier  bleibt  [tet§  ber  gc[te  gro^te^ 

giir  unfre  [d)6ne,  luft'ge  ^iormanbie. 

©Di^  (5u(^  gefdKt  fie  nid)t. 
^orolb.  S^i^  i^wt  tnir  Unrei^t 

lo      SKem  ginge  nid)t  ba§  |)er3  im  23ufen  auf 

58ei  foldjcr  friegerifi^en  ^reubigfeit? 
eencfi^aH.    Sod)  ift'§  unb  bleibt'g  befd)Ioffen,  ba^  ^l^r  ge^t? 

35 or  bem  S^urnier? 
;^ttrolb.  Satt)o!^I,  id)  mufj  ^iniDeg  — 

33efteUtet  ^l^r  bem  ^cx^oq  meine  33itte? 

©iebt  er  ben  ^naben  mir? 
IS  Sencfc^ofl.  ^abt  ^i)x  gejtneifelt? 

^arolb.     (Sr  ll)ot  e»  of)ne  SBeigerung?  Df)ne  3bgern? 
Scitcftf)oa.     @§  fd)eint  (Sud)  ^u  tieriuunbern?  allerbing§. 
^atoi'i)  (fur  ficfi).    ©0  bin  id)  f rei.  — 

((Sin  $age  gef)!  boriiber,  auf  einent  Siffen  einen  gefticften  ©cfiteier  trogenb.) 

<Settcfd)olt  tmt  ben  5pogen  an).  ©e^t  bicfcn  jarteu  ©c^leier, 


Pritter  2lft.     f^tpcitc  Scene  05 

SDa§  i[t  bcr  stocitc  ^^rei§,  bie  9iirf)tcrin 

(Stccft  if)U  bcm  sroeitcn  ©iec^cr  an  ben  .t>c(m. 
|>orolb.     ^cr  jroeite  ^^rei§  —  iDorin  k[tcl)t  ber  crfte? 
@cncfd)aU.     ^m  flolbncn  ilran^e,  ben  bie  9iid)tcrin 

2)em  -£')e(bcn  fclber  auf  bie  Socfen  briicft ;  5 

Unb  iuaf)rcnD  fie  eg  t()ut,  ncic^t  [ie  fid)  nicbcr 

Unb  tiijjt  il)n. 
|>anjlb.  Siij^t  ben  Sieger,  fagt  ^^r? 

Scncft^oU.  ^a, 

^ie  alte  ©itte  bitligt  foldje  ^yreifieit. 
|)orolb.     SSer  i[t  bie  9tid)tcrin? 

(Scncftljaa.  3)e§  C)er5og§  Soditer.  — 

^aroli).    ^rinsc^^tbele!? 
Sencft^aU.  ^a,  fe^t  l^ier,  ben  |)er,50i3  —        lo 


Drittcr  2(uftrttt 

25?tt^ctnt  (eon  xed)t§  ju  ben  torigen). 

SSil^cfm.     '^n  ©enefc^oU  brincjt  mir  bctriibte  ^unbe, 

3^r  mollt  ^inmeg? 
^arolb.  ^flicf)t  ruft  mic^,  gniib'ger  |)err. 

aSU{)clm.    (5§  ^at  (Suc^  tt)enig,  fd)eint'§,  bei  iin»  gefallcn, 

^a  3^r  fo  eilt? 
^orolb.  ^Jein,  rtafirlid),  glaubt  e»  nidjt, 

isietlcic^t  nur,  n^eil  e»  mir  511  woiji  ge[ie(,  '5 

53hi^  id)  fjinroeg. 
933il!)clm.  D  S^r  fd)merb(iit'ner  Sadjfe  — 

©0  reid)  befdjenft  niit  allcm,  tuns  'Dtatur 

^eni  91?enid)cn  giebt,  um  greiibe  ju  geniejlen, 

Unb  fo  erfd)redt  ^i)x  Dor  ber  greube?  —  ^arolb, 


66  fjarolb 

^d)  fpredje  ernft :  e§  fdimerst  mic^,  bo^  ^l)x  gel^t. 
^orolb.    D  |)err  —  n\d)t  tcciter. 
2BiIl)ctm  (fiebeutunflgtooii).  fiafU  mtcf)  fpred)en,  |)aroIb. 

2Benn  mit  ber  ©adjfen  ftrenger,  treuer  5trt 

Set  geuergetft  fid)  be§  Diormannen  einte, 
S      (S§  mit^t'  ein  33olf  fetn,  tote  e§  biefe  ©rbe 

9Zid)t  stoeimal  tragi. 
^atolit.  ^od)  folc^e  (Sinigung 

23ebeutet :  etner  f)cxxid)i,  ber  anbre  btent. 
asil^clm.    2)Dd)  tDenn  fie  beibe  einem  |)errfd)er  bienten, 

S)er  beibe  !ennt  unb  beibe  ri^tig  fc^a^t? 

(^paufe.) 

10  ^ttrolb.  ^fir  gebt  tntr  meinen  Sruber,  gnob'ger  |)err, 
3)af5  id)  ba§  l^inb  priid  jur  DJiutter  bringe? 

'  2BU^cIm.  S)er  <^nabe  ftefjt  gu  euren  3)ienflen,  ^axoih ; 
S)Drt  fomint  5lbele,  bie  if)n  fclber  bringt. 


r>tcrter  2luftrttt 

Stbclc  (feftlid^  gefi^miicft).      9BuIfnot  (t3on  red^tS). 

asu^clm  (511  atbeie).    58ef(^Ieunige  ben  5lbfd;ieb,  meine  3;o(^ter, 
15      S)enn  unfern  aflp  ungebulb'gen  @aft 
$8erlangt'§  nad)  (Snglanb  ^eim. 

C8u  ^arolb.) 

@ef(|afte  tufen 
5Iu§  eurer  9'iar)e  mid)  fiir  furje  3cit ; 
Gntfc^ulbigt  midj. 

(SBitt  afige^en,  fein  SUd  fattt  auf  SKJutfttot,  ber  fic^  an  Mbete  fd^mtegt.) 

<Se^t,  toie  ha§  junge  ©nglanb 
©ic^  mit  ber  jungeu  9?ormanbie  umarmt. 


I)rittcr2lft.     grocitcSccttc  67 

9(u§  t^inbern  fpridjt  3lahix  —  .?)aroIb,  5Jatur 
SSei^  nid)t»  Don  ("yeiubidjaft  jmifdjcn  (viid)  unb  un§. 

(SQSil^elm  unb  Genefc^all  lec^ts  ab.) 

3(bc(c.      ©0  toiHft  bii  fort  Don  mir,  bu  fdjlimmcr  3Su(f= 
not? 
5tbclc  luirb  nun  balb  Dergcifcn  fcin, 
52td)t  lualjry 

ai^ulfuot  u'cfimiegt  ftc§  jarttic^  on  fte).      ^CXU.  nicmaly  — 

2ll)clc.  SBirft  bu  mic^  nic^t  Dcrgeffcu?    5 

SSirft  mand)mal  an  mid)  benten? 
25>uIfnot.  Sittc  fonim, 

5^omm  mit  ju  mciner  9}?iitter ! 
«bclc.  2Ba§  bu  f(^tDd^c[t. 

^aroJb.     ^iir  oQe?,  tt)a»  ^f)t  nn  bcm  ,^tnbc  tljatet, 

Dcc^mt  cure^  jJ^ienerS  ef)rcr[nct'gcn  ^anf. 
3lbclc.     %d-),  31)r  bcfdjdnit  mid),  fiir  fo  (eidjtcn  ^ienft  lo 

Soil  mir  fold)  ernftcr  llJann  fo  crnft  nidjt  banfcn, 
^orolb.     2Benn  ^^r  benn  meincm  2)an{e  6ud;  Derfdjlicfjt, 

©0  bcn!t,  bie  ^3hitter  biefe§  .Qnaben  rebct 

^ux6)  mid)  ju  Gud),unb  banft  Gud)  cure  ©lite. 
5lbclc.     ^a  —  fcine  ^Jhitter ;  unb  bie  eurige —  15 

D,  e§  muf5  fd)roer  fiir  fie  gemcfcn  fcin, 

6ud)  bcibe  unter  ^einbcn  f)icr  ju  miffen? 
|>orolb.    ^a,  benn  fie  fanntc  nidjt  ben  fjolben  Sc^u^geift, 

S;er  i^re  SoI)ne  I)icr  bcf)Utete. 

^f)r  nennt  e»  Icid}t,  maS  S()i^  bem  ^inb  getf^an ;  20 

5iif)lt,  mie  Don  biefem  blauen  |)immcl»5elte 

2)a§  Seben  ftromt  unb  una  mit  SUonnc  fiillt! 

gtennt  S^r  e§  leic^t,  maS  Sfjr  i>etn  ^JJanne  tfjatet, 

jDer  tjeut  nid)t  (cben  miirbe  ofjne  Hud)? 
5lbcfc.     2)entt  nidjt  an  jcne  3tunbe  metjr,  id)  bitte.  25 


68  Fiarolb 

^orolb.    5Zte  tnef)r  mit  SSorten,  bod)  in  meincm  |)erjen 
5BcrmtU)It  (Srinnerunfl  fie  mit  eurem  ^ilbe 
g^iir  etuig,  eroig  —  l^olbe  ,t)crrin,  fagt, 
6§  rent  eu(^  nict)t,  bo^  ^^r  mir  ©d)u^  fleroiiljrtct? 
5  mclc.    D  ma^rlic^  —  ncin.  —  Unb  Ijeute  moat  S^r  fort? 

^arolb.     ^6)  mufj,  id)  mu^. 

Slbcrc.  ^a  fteilid)  —  iBcnn  ^'i)x  mii^t  — 

93ertraut  mir  einmal  nod)  ben  ^^noben  on, 
©0  riift'  \6)  xt)n  jur  9teife. 

•§flroli».  2BoI)I,  ^ringeffin, 

Unb  fo  :^ei|t'§  3lbf(^ieb  ne^men.  —  2Bunberbar  — 
Stbcle.     2Ba§  ncnnt  '^l)x  munberbar? 
lo  ^flrolb.  ^(^  fnnn  ni(^t  benfen, 

2)a^  eine  S^'xi  in  meinem  Ceben  mar, 
®a  id;  @U(^  nid)t  gc!annt.  —  ^rin^c^  5lbele, 
®ie§  ©c^merjensmort  „abe"  mirb  flip  mir  tlingen, 
2BeiI  l)alh  c§>  enren  5iamen  mieberfjott. 
15      D  fo  • —  abe  —  at)c, 

(916  nncf;  Uttl§.) 
Stbcic  (fte^t  in  ttefen  ®ebonfen,  bann  tcenbet  fie  ftd^  su  SBuIfnot). 

O  2Bunber  —  mie  er  feinem  58ruber  gleid)t. 

(©ie  tniet  tour  bent  iJno&en  nieber,  ntmmt  feinen  So^jf  iiDijc^en  bie  ^anbe  un> 

6etracf|tet  fein  ©eftd)t.) 

asutfttot     2Ba§  t^uft  bu  benn? 

2ti>ele.  8ei  ru^ig,  liebcr  ©d)ehn. 

®ie  ©tirn  —  mie  er.  —  ^er  5Jinnb  beinaf)',  nid)t  cjana, 

5iod)  nid)t  fo  feft  —  bod)  ganj  unb  gar  bie  ^ugen ! 
20      D,  ©ott  ^at  biefe  9J?en|d)cn  lieb  gc(;abt, 

5tl§  er  fie  fd)uf ;  cr  fiigte  in  i()r  C")tui|}t 

©in  ©tiidc^en  feine§  blauen  |)immcl!§  ein. 

(Sie  fiifjt  ben  Stnoben  auf  bie  2lugen.) 


Drltter  2Jft.    gtoeite  Scene  09 

5^r  Cucflcu  Iiuitrcn  Sid)t»,  fo  trint'  id)  (5ud). 
I'icbft  bu  bcu  53rubcr  ^arolb? 

9liicic.  D  5linb  — 

(ftiifet  i^n.) 

©ieb  ifjm  bcu  luicbcr  — 
SBulfnot.  2Bcm? 

9liic(e.  ^inmeg  —  (jinitjccj ! 

(Sle  erfiebt  pc^  unb  Qe^t  init  SSuIfnot  tet^ts  ab.) 
(.^orolb,  ber  reaftrenb  ber  le^ten  SBorte  linfs  reiebet  auffletreten  tft.) 

^orolb  (fommt  tn  ben  Sorberflrunb).      Uub  fltng'  e»  UHI  ITlcitt  Ctt)'ge§ 

©cclen^cil, 
^fJtc^tg  mcf)r  don  'iJIbfc^icb  jej^t  unb  tnii)t»  Don  Sdjcibcn,        S 
§ier  i[t  bie  (Stdttc,  mo  ic^  felig  bin  ! 
„©icb  if)m  ben  loicb.er"  —  uuinncboller  Ston, 
^ring'  in  mein  ^^crj  unb  la^  in  mcinem  |)er3en 
2)ie  ©rabeeftimme  be§  ©croifien^i  fd^tucigen. 
®ie§  i[t  bie  ©telle,  mo  i^r  fjolbeg  ilnie  lo 

©ic^  eingeprdgt  in  ben  bcgliirften  33Dben, 
2Bo  fie  be§  ftnaben  unentiuciljtem  5JJunb 
j^ie  S3Dtfc^aft  iljrer  Sippcn  nnbertraute  — 
D  biefe  gan.^e  Stdtte  i[t  geiueifjt 
SSom  teu[d)en  Cpfer  if^rer  fii^en  Ciebe.  ^5 


^ 


^unftcr  ^uftritt 

25>i(f)clm.      Scncfdiall  (oon  rec^t«), 

^arolb.     3c^  fiird)te,  |)err,  bafj  ^Ijr  mid)  launjid)  fdjeltet; 
SBcnn  ^vf)r  geftattet,  bleib'  id)  jum  jiurnicr. 
Unb  bleibe,  gndb'ger  S^nx,  mid)  bcm  5lurnicr, 


70  Btatolh 

tinb  bieibi,  6t§  ^^r  felbft  mic^  Qc^en  ^eiRt. 
2Bi(^elm.    j£)aro(o,  bet  C^ott,  ben  ia^  etlebt  i^^^r  nie. 

3um  ^roetten  U/tale  ^eif/  ic^  C^uc^  widfommen 

%n^  qan^em  ^^er^en !    i^ui^xt  i^n,  'Senefc^all, 
5     '9/iit  meineit  riflnen  ^affen  lapt  i^n  tdmp^tn. 

Unb  nun  ^um  Swqc. 
^arorb.  '^a,  ba§  ^offe  ic^. 

L  'Bieqesgott,  fomm,  fe^ne  meine  ^offen ! 

^Bil^cfm  (<i(Uin).    'Sc^trffal,  mad)  biefen  U/ienfc^  mir  jum 
/5=reunb ! 
Senn  bu  bie  Zod^in  2BiI^e(m5  lieben  fannft, 
10      Saturn  benn  fonnft  bu  ^iBil^elmS  flropren  ^iian 
'>Ji\(i)i  (ieben,  ^arolb,  unb  i^m  bienftbar  fein? 


£ecf)fter  2(uftntt 
'iflobett  toOtt  ^umieflcs.     5ffii(fricb  (von  lint^). 

miiftim  'r^o!  '/'-^.f^tt ^rt>->-r:,,    f^ut,  bap  ioS^i^  fommi  —  fliaubt 
;^':!^r,  boR  J^Qtolb  metB,  J,,^-^^^^ 


Xay,  ftiinif}  (^buarb  C^nglanb  mir  bemiac^te? 
Jfiobcrt.    'Jce^mt  meinen  ftoijf  ^um  ^-jiifanb,  et  ttietR  e§  nic^t ; 
x5      Xenn  feib  QeroiR,  bap  (SbuarD  nid^ts  flefagt  ^at. 

2Biff)c(m.     J^firt  Cjl^r? 

JKoOcrt.  3a,  bo(^  ic^  roeiR  nic^t  tuaS  ic^  ^ore? 

iajil^clm.     W\i  a((en  llrdften  ftreitet  ^arolb  bort 

Urn  cinen  l^uf,  Don  meiner  3;oc^ter  !l;ib|)cn. 
Siobert.     ^i(^  —  fte^t  es  fo? 
5Wi(^c(m.  2(^t  ^fnnt  ben  Sac^fen,  SBifc^of  — 


Drittcr  yft.     /^weite  Scene  71 

^d)  m\y„  ^f)r  licbt  i^n  nic^t ;  mir  flc()t  cs  anbcrS, 

5Jiicf)  rciRt  bas  ^cr^  ;;u  btefem  VJlanm  i)m  — 

UDcip,  ic^  tod}  taum  roarum.  —  '^d)  toill  if)m  fagen, 

SWas  (fbuarb  mir  Dcrfprac^. 
Wobert.  OJut  —  uno  raas  tucitcr.'' 

8BiI^elm.     £cr  ^ret§,  noc^  bcm  fein  briinjlifl  J^cq  Dcrlaitflt,     5 

''ilbik,  meine  3;od)tcr,  flcb'  idj  if)m 

Unb  mir  jjum  Xanf  Dcrfprid)!  er  (^nfllanbs  Atrone  — 

SBifc^of  —  ob  er  bereit  fid)  finbct? 
JWobtrt.  ^Jiein. 

SBii^eim.    ''Hi),  ^lud)  unb  3;ob ! 
JHobcrt.  aUenn  ic^  (f  u(^  frfjmeit^eln  tooUte, 

So  tbnnt'  ic^  faqen  :  \a  ;  mil  \d)  (^ud)  J^rcunb  bin,  to 

So  fafl'  i(^  IDQ5  id)  roeip, :  er  itjut  es  nie. 
©il^erw.     Uierloren  uno  jjerfc^Ioflen  meine  j£)offnimfl 

yjiit  cinem  iKJort. 
Kobtrt.  Viic^ts  ift  Derloren,  ^er;ioq, 

SlBenn  ^^r  nur  ric^tifler  bie  i^xa%t  ftellt : 

;£)eif(^t,  boB  er  iiud)  ;|u  olleoem  Der^clfe,  »5 

Sijas  C^Duaro  (^uc^  Derfprat^  —  fjjrec^t  oUflemein, 

Unb  fagt  i^m  don  ber  ftrone  (^nfllanos  nic^ts. 
JBil^efm.     Xer  meifc  5Hat ;  uno  menn  er  mic^  befraflt, 

UiJaa  (£buarb  mir  Derfproc^? 
JRobert.  So  laRt  i^n  benfen, 

(»5  ^anble  iid)  urn  bie  58ele^nunfl  nur  20 

^t/iit  (^ouarbs  f^utem  in  ber  Viormanbie, 

3[5on  ber  i^m  (£buorb  fprac^. 
28il^elm.  Xas  foU  i(^  t^un? 

JKobert.    3a,  menn  3^r  flufl  feio !    Cdebt  i^m  eure  loc^ter,  • 

^ay.t  feines  J^cr^s  teufc^e  Sprobiflleit 

3erfd)mil;ien  on  ^oelens  ^oloer  Sonne,  25 


72  rjarolb 

Unb  roenn  er,  Don  ©erDiiljrtung  einc\ett)iecjt, 

^01  ©Df)ne§(iebe  eyeing  mit  i$-n6)  lieruiud)§, 

■S;aun  fat^t  tl}m  nllc£»,  lafjt  if)n  bauu  erfa^ren, 

2Bn§  cr  ntit  Ijcil'cicm  (Sibe  (5uc^  t)crfpra(^. 
SBil^clm.     (Sib?  iDcldjer  (Sib? 
5  JHoticrt.  ^a,  id)  berfla^  ju  fagcn  — 

2)af5  S^^  ^^n  M)et  tjaU,  berlangt  Don  if)m, 

2!a[5  cr  6u(^  leifte  feierlidjen  @ib 

SSor  ben  Saroncn,  (Sud)  ju  bem  ju  l^elfen, 

2Bq§  (Sbuarb  (Sud)  nerfprad).  —  Unb  mdr'  eS  benfbar, 
10      2)af5  fpdter  fein  i^crfpred)en  if)n  flcrcnte, 

<So  f)dlt  auf  Sob  nnb  Seben  if)n  fein  @ib. 
aSil^clm.    D^ein  —  ha^  gefdllt  mir  ni(^t. 
fHobnt  ^^^OQ,  beben!t, 

®ie§  i[l  nur  SSorfidit.     SSenn  er  e§  erfdl^rt, 

®ann  mirb  in  Siebe  [eine  9iene  fd)n)inben. 
15  asit^clm.    ^rrotenb  merb'  id)  einftnmls  bor  ifjm  [tel^n 

Unb  brnm  gefdllt'S  mir  nidjt. 
dtohevt  Sann  bleibt  nnr  ein§ : 

(Sr  {e{)rt  nid)t  lebenb  me^r  nad)  (Snglanb  I^eim. 
SSil^etm.     9}?id)  Ijait  mein  StBort;   ^a§  23ilb,  ha§  er  mir 
brad)te, 

SBerbiirgt  i^m  ©idjer^eit. 
JRobcrt.  Sa  fteilid),  C)er5og, 

20      3)ann  rat'  ic^,  laf^t  bie  ^rone  (Snglanb§  fa^rcn. 
aSPil^clm.    Wxi  |)interlift  i()n  fangen  —  meine  %o(i)ta 

SKie  einen  falfdjen  ©tein  im  SBiirfcIbrett 

^uSfpiekn  miber  il)n  —  e§  i[t  unbenlbar, 

®af5  er  sur  ^'rone  mir  berljilft? 
jRotiert  Unbenfbar. 

(^aufe.) 


Prittcr  21 U.    ,-^nicitc  Scene  73 

as?t(l)c{m.     <3ci'i5  bcitn.  —  O  Gnglaub,  mufj  id)  bid)  crtaufcn 

m\  falfd)cm  ®clb ! 
SJoDcrt.  3"ii^  (5ibfd)rDur  rufet  mid), 

(*r  foil  ben  Gib  in  nicinc  .s*")anbc  lci[tcn, 

^ann  [tc()t  bic  V{ird)c  ()intcr  fcincm  Cvib. 
aSitljclm.     ^d)  ia'w  (iud)  rufcn  —  nbcr  \mi  i[t  ba§?  s 

(flcmrtfivt  iiUlfrieb) 

^Qt  euer  ^iatone  un§  tje^ort? 
JRobcrt.     O,  baS  i[t  nid)t§,  benn  fcine  ©eele  lebt 

©injig  in  nicincr. 
S»UI)clm.  2Bo^(  benn,  auf  nac^^cr. 

O^lb  iiQd)  iecl)to.) 

JRobcrt  fju  in?itfrieb).     Su   {)a[t   geI)ort,   tnaS   I)icr  i]c[prDd)cn 

tmub? 
aSJilfricb.     Sd)  r)ab'»  ger)Drt. 
JRobcrt.  ©0  tt)i|ie,  beine  ^^flid)t  lo 

Sft,  ba$  e§  nicmanb  je  Hon  bit  erfiil^rt. 
2£tilfnci>.     Sft's  ©oltc§  SBiUe,  §err? 
atobcrt  ©citfamcr  S^ragcr, 

|)5r[t  bu  ni(^t,  ba§  bein  33ifd)Df  bit  e»  fagt? 
S5?tlfricb.     5iiemanb  erfat)rt'»  Don  mir. 
JKobcrt.  @el)  mir  \ioxan. 

(SSilfrUb  ab  ita^  Unf» ;  im  Slugenfetid,  ba  Sfobert  ge^en  luiU,  erfc^eint  eilig  6on 

xedjti  atbelej 


74  tiaxolb 

Stebenter  ^tuftritt 
moUvt     5lbclc. 

mobtxt.    SSie  nun?  i[t  ba§  SSurnier  ju  @nbe? 

Stbele.  5^ein ! 

S)D(^  !6alb  —  hod)  gletd) ! 
OioBcrt.  Unb  t)or  bem  @nbe  gefit  ^l^r? 

Stbclc.     O,  l^elft  mir  metnen  SSater  bitten  — 
9Io6ert.  2Ba§? 

SlbcIC    (ttjirft  fid^  ouf  bte  5Rafen6anI).      D    ©Ott,     mcin    @ott !     tDte 

toirb  bie§  6nbe  fein? 


7Xd}kx  2luftntt 

SSBit^crm  (oon  rec^fs).    g^hib'  \d)  bid)  I)ier,  bu  pflic^tt)crge[fne§ 
5  .^inb? 

diobcrt     a^erga^  fie  il^re  ^flicf)t? 
aSil^clm.  SSon  bem  2:urnier, 

®em  fie  al§  9iid)terin  beitDoIjuen  muf^te, 

<Btal)i  fie  fid)  fort. 
Slbctc  (i^n  leibenfrfiaftnrf)  umarmenb).  9iein !  9iein !  nti^t  9tid)terin ! 
aStl^cInt.     2Ber  fonft  al§  bu?  SSidft  bu  bie  ©itte  bredjen? 
lo  9tiiclc.     £af5  mid)  bic  ©itte  brec^en  eincS  ©piety, 

58cDor  id)  —  ad)  — 
jRobcrt.  2Sa§  ift  (Su(^,  meine  Soc^ter? 

Stbctc.     58et)or  id)  r)citig  erufte  ©itte  bred)e ! 

(SSerbinjt  \l)X  @eftd)t  nm  .§alfe  i)e§  SSaterS ;   SSil^elnt  unb  dtobext  tDetf)fe[n  einen 

bebeutfamen  93ttd.) 

JRoIicrt.     9Jiir  f(^eint  e§  bcficr,  baf?  id)  euc^  bcrlaffe. 

(3io6ert  nb  imd)  liitfS.) 


Prittcr  :ifl.     ,i>ii)citc  Scene  75 

asilljclm.    ?(bclc  —  tcnn'  id)  bid)? 

Slbclc.  §or'  mid),  nicin  2>ater : 

Va]]  mid)  if)m  nid)t  ben  ''^rcig  bc§  ©ieges  rcidjcn ! 
SlMlJjcIm.     2:cm  i2)arolby  'Bk? 
9li»clc.  5^cm  .f-)arDlb. 

(f(^Qubenib) 

O  mein  ©ott ! 
gsiltjclm.    S)u  mu^t.    3c^  raia'g. 

aStltjclm.  2Barum? 

5lbclc.    SSariim?    5(d),  lebte  mcinc  5)hitter  noc^,  S 

(Ste^t  ifin  tief  an,  fcfiuttett  laiifliom  baa  ^aupt.) 

U:ib  bu  —  fo  flug,  fo  grofj,  bu  fragft  mic^  [o? 
9i>ill)clm.     S[t  er  bir  fo  Uerf;a|t? 
3lbclc.  gin  folc^er  5)?Qnn  ! 

asifticlm.    2)ann  alfo  Iieb[t  bu  if)n? 
3lliclc.  i^rage  mic|  nid)t ! 

SStl^crm,     ©r  liebt  bid)  and)? 

Slbclc.  5tc^,  mar'  er  nie  gefommen ! 

9S3iU)clm.      ®u   t^orid)t   ^inb  —  unb  mcnn  id)  bir   nun 
fagte,  lo 

(Sy  freiit  mic^  fe^r,  baf,  {f)r  m<i)  beibe  licbt? 
9lbc!c.     ©D  bdd)te[t  bu?  uub  feiuc  Sidufdjung  mar'§? 

2)u,  bcr  ^formanucn  i^ei^^og?  Uub  ber  Mann, 

2)cr  (Boijn  Dou  bciuem  geiub?  fo  badjt'  id)  bod). 
aiMI^ctm.     2)Dd)  betne  2iebe  mad)t  if)U  mir  jum  greuub.         ^5 
Silicic.     D,  mclc^  ein  fel'ger  5lraum  !    %(i)  bu,  mein  U^atcr, 

5iid)t  \vaf)x,  bu  fpielft  mtt  beinem  ^inbe  uid)t? 

®u  fprid)[t  im  6rn[t? 
a?«^clm.  ^m  Grnfle  rob'  ic^,  .Qinb. 

Slbclc.     griaubt  bcnn  mare  |)lo^lid)  all  bie  2Bouue? 


70  Biaroli) 

233tlJ)cIm.     ©ie  i[t  criaubt. 

5Ii>clc.  S)aB  mh  fein  Icud;tenb  3lnta^ 

Sm  |)er5en  h)ie  lebenb'gcS  geuer  iDoI^nt? 

(3-nnfareii  son  recfit'i.) 

993if^clm.     |)Dr(|  —  bie  ^rompeten  fiinben,  baf^  er  na!^t. 
S)er  ^-Page  bringt  ben  llranj  —  ben!'  beiner  ^flid)t. 


Hcuntcr  2luftntt 

(SSon  red^ts  treten  ouf :  ^ogcit,  bon  benen  eiiter  auf  einem  ^Piir^urHffeit  einen 
golbenen  Srans  tragt ;  bann  ber  ©Cltcf cljofl  unb  Soronc,  bann  ^orolb, 
bonn  tpieber  SBoroilC.  Ser  ^Page  ge^t  ouf  Slbele  ju ;  fie  ntmtnt  ben  SJranj 
tjon  bem  Siffeii  unb  ftefjt  in  ber  SJiitte  be§  SSorbergrunbeg,  ben  Stic!  jur  erbe 
genetgt.) 

©encfc^aff.    5[Rein  gnob'ger  |)err,  totr  Bringen  ©uc^  ben 
5  ©teger. 

©in  |)elb,  menn  |)elben  icf)  gu  fdja^en  mi^. 

SSil^elm  (getjt  auf  C-'arolb  su,  faf;t  iljn  an  ber  §anb  unb  jetgt  auf  2tbete). 

5J?ein  ebler  @a[t,  bort  \td)t  bie  9tid)terin. 
@e^t,  bittet  fie  um  ben  berbienten  2of)n. 
^avolb  (tritt  bor  stbcie).    9iid)t  mein  93crbien[t,  nur  ©nabe  fann 
geraci^ren 
lo      ©0  ^ol)m  Soljn ;  qu§  ©nabe,  l^olbe  2J?aib, 
^ebt  eure  5lugen  anf  mid)  —  reid)t  ben  5prei§. 
Slbclc.    <BoU  meine  ^anb  bie  ©tirn  be§  |)elben  fc^miiden, 
©0  mu^  id)  bitten :  neigt  ba§  f)ol)e  ^aupt. 

^orolb  (lafit  fic§  bor  ifjr  auf  ein  tnie  nieber).       Seugt'  id)  mid^  fo  ge= 

nug? 
Stbcle.  5j^  cvj^^  befdjftmt  mid). 

(Sie  fe^t  it)m  ben  Sronj  auf.) 


Prittcr  2lft.     (^mcite  Scene  77 

Unb  tt)ic  I'id)  nun  bem  ©olbe  ciircr  Coctcn 

S)icB  ©olb  iicrnuU)lt  —  fo  mbac  9{ul)in  unb  Gfjrc 

^jdif  etDifl  .S)cqixi  .l-)arolb  fid)  ucrnuiljlcu. 
4->arolb.     ^Id)  —  3I)r  Dcrma()lct  mid)  mit  l)ol)cu  X'm(\m  ! 

2)Dd)  3ii]Yrc§  mxy,  id) ;  lucr  mid)  bcm  iicrmdl)ltc !  5 

%Mc.     SBoUt  ^l)r  (5ud)  nid)t  crl)cbcn? 
^arolb.  ^iif.t  mid)  fnie'n, 

23i3  bafi  3;^r  flanj  mir  eureu  ^rci»  iicmal)rt.  — 

(aibcle  [ief)t  fic^  ju  if)rem  SBater  urn. — sajilhelm  jie()t  fic^  mit  ben  53aronen  (ane= 
jam  in  ben  Ciimer(jninb  juriid  unb  aUe  fie^en  nat^  "t*!'^  o^-) 

O  —  jittert  nid)t. 
rnclc.  5td),  toiBt  St}r? 

^-♦arolb.  Srt,  id)  mcif?. 

SlbclC  iiief)t  if)m  inS  ©eficfjt,  bann  ftiifct  fie  fief)  mit  ben  .f>anbcn  auf  I'eine  Sc^uU 
ter  unb  fcnft  i^r  $aupt  ju  i^m). 

5td),  C)er50S  C)arDlb  — 

(Sie  lilfet  i^n.) 

^arolb.  ©eligfcit  bc§  ^immcls. 

((Jt  umfangt  fie  fanft  mit  ben  Slnnen  unb  fiifit  fie.) 

„®tcb  if)m  ben  micbcr",  fel)t,  ic^  gcbc  micber.  lo 

91bclc  iimmftj.    Sd)  bin  berloren ! 
^orolb  i^nt  nuf,  nmfiinnt  fie),  ^od)  ^^r  fcib  gefunben 

^^Dn  bem,  ber  mcip,  ba^  cr  ein  ^Icinob  fanb  ! 

(©r  fii^rt  fie  an  bie  3}afen6anf,  auf  ber  ^\d)  beibe  niebertaffen.) 

^orolb.     O  2eure  —  la)]  mid)  Idnger  nid}t  bcrmeilen 

Sm  33Dr^Df  unermef,ner  ©eligfcit : 

$8on  gnnjem  C^erjen  lieb'  id)  6ud),  51bele.  iS 

Slbctc.    M),  i[t  bas  \vai)x? 
|>arolb.  3f)r5ineifc(t? 

Silicic.  5timmcrmcf)r, 

SiMiJt  ^1)1-,  id)  nannt'  Gud)  eincn  ern[ten  Wawn, 


78  f?aroIb 

5II§  id)  giierft  ^u6)  \ai)? 

9lDcIc.     6in  crnfter  5D?ann  —  nidjt  ml)x,  bie§  SSort  fltngt 
em  fad)? 
^od)  fenntet  S^r  ben  ^n^alt,  ben  mein  ^^xi 
3n  bie[e§  SBort  legt,  o  Qm\%  ^I^r  fagtet, 
5      3)q^  ^^rauenmunb  !ein  grof^er  Sob  befiljt. 
^axoit),    Hnb  foId)c§  Sob  gait  mir? 
^ti'erc.  (5§  i[i  etn  9Kann, 

S)er  tanbelnb  ni^t  unb  nid)t  in  lofem  ©piel 
®ie  ^olben  SSorte  fprtdjt,  bie  ^^r  mir  fagtet. 
|>orolb.    O  nein,  tin  ©piel?  \6)  fprad)  in  ^eil'gem  (Srnft. 
10  sibclc.    ®ann  barf  and)  id)  ©ui^  tdnger  nid)ts  t)er^et)Ien : 
5tl§  euer  5Iug'  id)  fa^  gum  erften  Wal 
S)aii)t'  id) :  bie§  ift  ein  unt)erfdlfd)tcr  Quell, 
2)urd)  ben  man  fiefjt  auf  tiefen,  reinen  @runb. 
j^orolb.     O  reiner  @ngel,  {)abt  ^(jr  ba§  gebadjt? 
IS  9tbclc.    ©eliebter  |)orolb  —  innig  lieb'  ic^  @ud) ! 

(Ste  umarmen  ficfj.) 

^orolb.    ©tar!  fiir  bie  ©migfeit  fei  biefer  23unb ! 

^^iod)  l^eut  erflel)'  id)  mir  Don  eurem  33ater  — 
Stbclc.     O  Sieber,  l^oret  gute  9ieuigfeit : 

Ser  3Sater  tt)eif3  i3on  oUem. 
^arolb.  2Bie?  er  m\^? 

9(bc(c.    @r  meil  unb  freut  fid)  unfrer  2iebe. 
20  ^orolb.  aBirflic^? 

6r  miU  mir  loof)!? 
5tbc(c.  er  mitt,  ba^  ^^r  fein  ^reunb  feib. 

^avoih  (crfjcbt  [icfi).    D,  bann  ertenne  id)  — 
Steele.  SSa§,  teurer  |)aroIb? 

^ororb.     3)af3  Sr)r  fiirmar)r  ein  @eift  be§  2id)te§  feib, 


Drtttcr  2lft.    grocitc  Scene  79 

93or  bcm  DJJifjtrau'u  cutflie()t.  — 

(blidt  iiac^  recite) 

^ort  fommt  bcr  Initcr. 
abcic  (fprtngt  ouD-    O,  btitin  l)'mmc\ ! 

^orolb  (Diilt  fie  unb  umarmt  fie).  5^611!,  WOrtet  HDC^,  5(bc(e  — 

CiUU  mii^  noc^  einimil  cuer  '^U\ti\{\  fcfjn. 
O  |)otfnunfl6='DJforgcnIid)t  in  bicfcn  %i\a,cn  ! 
©0  reb'  id)  jejjt  311  iljin? 
Sttbcrc.  D  fprcd)t,  0  fprc^t !  S 

(3lb  ncic^  linis.) 


^cl^ntcr  2tuftritt. 

9S?if^cIm  (fommt  Bon  rec^tS). 

^atoli.    .^etjog,  SOt  wifit:  a(§  Sf)v  "ad)  Gnglaitb  famt, 

Grtonte  mir  fo  unf)eilDolI  fcin  ^himc, 

SSie  enter,  ^crr  ;  liio()(an,  bies  tuurbe  anbet§, 

©eit  id)  ben  ^nf)alt  bicfe^S  9Zamen§  fcnne. 

SaBt  mid)  311  &nd),  mein  tcurcr  der50C\,  reben,  10 

©0  ittie  ein  Wann  311  einem  9Jianne  fprid)t ! 

^d)  liebe  euer  ^inb. 
{Killjctm.  5Ibele? 

^arolb.  Sa! 

Unb  itierb'  urn  if)re  |)Qnb ! 
SSBillielm.  C  bittre  9?ot'gun(l, 

5Da  ,3^r  mid)  jelU  jur  erften  HBcicVrung  ,;;miiuit. 
;^oroIl).     2Bic,  ^err?    ^1)V  iDeiflcrt? 
sa^iU)c(m.  9ccin,  bci  (^^ott,  id)  nid)t.  15 

2Bdr'  id)  ein  Gbelmann  bon  fleincm  L'anb 

Unb  '^i)x  be5i]leid)cn,  nnb  ^i)x  frcitet  bann, 


80  f^ifolb 

33ci  ®ott,  id)  riffe  bicfe  fiolbe  5B(ume 

?(bc(e  bhiteub  au§  bcm  l^trjen  mir 

Unb  pfUinjte  fie  in  eurcn  Selien^cjartcn.  — 

Senn  ^(jr  gefallt  mir,  ^^axoih !  —  Socf)  tdh  @ro^en, 
S      2Btr  finb  bie  .^iied)te  ber  a3erl}dltni]fe ! 

3)a§  anbre  toi^t  ^Ijr  fclbft,  brum  lafjt  mid)  fd)it)eigen. 
^ttrolb.    ©0  t[t  e§  nur  bie  9tiicf[id)t  auf  ba§  SSoIf, 

2Ba§  6u(^  3ur  2Beig'rung  noticjt? 
asil^clm.  SBeiter  nid)t§, 

®od)  bn§  geniigt ;  e§  [ief)t  in  @ud)  ben  f^cinb, 
10      Unb  miirbe  foId)en  23unb  mir  nie  iiiergedcn. 
;§orolb.     ©0  mill  id)  @nc^  im  5ln9efid)t  be»  ^olkSi 

33euicifcn,  ba^  id)  nid)t  mef)r  geinb  (Slid)  bin : 

©tellt  eine  g^orb'rung  fiir  3lbelen§  |)anb. 

aSillielm  (iin^  eitier  augenbtictlic^en  <Pau?e).     ^()r  mif3t  bcil  ©rUttb,  ber 

mid)  nod)  Gnglanb  flifirte, 
15      Unb  ma§  in  ©nglanb  (Sbuarb  mir  berfprcn^? 
j^orolb.     @r  fagtc,  ba)5  er  Gud)  fein  SBort  berpfdnbet 
giir  eine  @rbfd)aft  in  ber  ^iormanbie  — 
®pred)t  ^l)r  bmi  bem,  ma§  mir  ber  £5nig  fagte? 
S33i(^c(m.    33  on  ©buarbg  (Srb[d)aft  —  ja  —  lommt  benn, 
gelobt  mir, 
20     S5)q^  ^l)t  mir  I)elfen  moflt,  ba§  gu  eriangen, 
■    2Ba§  (Sbuorb,  Snglanbs  ^onig,  mir  berfprad).  — 

(fjaU  t^m  bie  §anb  :^in) 

©iinft'S  Sud)  3U  biel?    SI)r  jaubert? 
^orolb.  ©ei'g  barum  ^ 

Sie  ©cgengabe,  bie  ic^  (Sud)  t)crfd)ulbe 
^itr  euer  tDnigiid)e§  @a[tgefd)cnf 
25      SSill  id)  nidjt  mie  cin  5ii3ud)ercr  befd)neiben  — 

(fctjliigt  cin) 


Drtttcr  t!lFt.    ^wcitc  Scene  81 

2CBa§  (Jbutub,  Giuitanbg  .Qonicj,  Hud)  ucrfprarf) 

95?iif)cim.  ?tn  bn§  l^cr,^  mir 

Unb  tDad)fe  bran  init  tnufcnb  JL^urjcIn  fc[t ! 

(Sie  umarinen  fief).) 

SBStlljcfm.  ^od)  iiiiu  Denjicb, 

5llJcnn  ic^  bid)  qudlcn  mu|5  iiiit  Uii't'Qer  g-orui. 

(jetflt  iiQcf)  iecf)t«() 

S)ort  !ommcn  bie  33arone  nicinc^  C'^ofes, 
3iMlI[t  bii  bor  i[)ncn  eincii  Sdjiuur  mir  Iciftcu, 
^a^  lt)icbcrI)D(cnb,  tr»a^  bii  niir  t)er[prad)[t? 
2)11  iDcifet,  bie  O^orm  Dcrlauijt'a. 
^nrolb.  ^d)  Uicifuiub  tuifl; 

2iKi»  id)  Derfpradj,  ba^^  unfl  id)  mid)  bcld)iu5rcu. 


(£Iftcr  2tuftritt 

©cncfdjafl.     9)JoutflomcrJ).      91nl)crc  ^Jormauntfrijc  JBaronc,  Don 

rec^t^  iu  ben  toortaeii.      *^HjJClt,  luelcfje  S3ec^er  unb  Siannen  tragen,  ton  UnU. 

2Bi(^etm.     5Bed)er  imb  2Bcin !    3"iii  SSiUfomm  lajjt  un§ 

trinfen ;  lo 

(S)te  ^agen  ge^en  umlier,  filHen  bie  SPe^er  unb  bleten  ben  Stnwefenben  an.) 

^arotb  (trtntt).    Sagt,  VDctc^  ein  50ciu  ift  ba§?   ^u  Uielc^cr 
trammer 

^er  f)ci|Vn  Ji?cr{ftatt  glii()tc  llhitter  Grbe 

2cii  aiUiunctrant? 
9i>tn)c(m.  Utid)  frcut't^,  baf?  cr  bir  munbct, 

23lut  bcr  ^brmnnncn  ncnneii  uiir  ben  '&cu\. 
.t>nrolb.     So  flief;!  ^lornuinncnbhit  in  mciucu  ^.}(bern.  ^S 

£citcfd|all.     ^Jiein  cjnab'ijer  ^")evr,  e»  i|'t  om  red)ten  Crt.  — 


82  f^arolb 

$r^on  iinfrcm  fangcsfunb'tjcn  Staillefer 
Sernt  id)  ein  neue»  2ieb  — 

2BennSt)rerIau6t  — 
SBU^cIm.      ^omntt,    ©enefdjaa,    unb    iDurjct    un§    ben 
2Bem. 

©Cncf^nQ  (tiltt  tn  ben  SSorbergrunb,  m^i)-       ©e^t   an   bie   @rbe   tn 

ifirer  ^M-ad)t, 
5      2Bie  fie  berflig  fid)  tiirmt,  \m  in  t^hiren  fie  Iad)t ; 

a>erftcf}t  Sf)r,  nia§  lodenb  it)r  ^huje  (Sud)  fpridjt? 

S)ie  33aite  ift  bem,  ber  bie  33Iiite  brid)t. 

2Bem  luagenber  5}htt  bie  5tbern  fdjiDellt, 

S)em  gelptdjet  bie  @rbe,  gcf)6ret  bie  SSelt ! 
lo      S)rum  rd'ili  id)  |3reifcn,  ob  ©ad)f ,  ob  ^lormann, 

®en  greien  unb  ^iifjnen,  ben  9titter»mann ! 
|)orolb  (trinft).     ®a§  ift  ein  2ieb,  fo  wk  id)  Sicber  liebe, 

(S§  mad)t  ba§  ftumme  |)er5  in  un§  bcrebt ! 
gcitcfd)nU.     ®ie  58Iumen  fel)t,  bie  auf  (Srben  ftefjn, 
15      3^ie  grnuen  unb  9}labd)en  Ijolbfelig  unb  fd)6n ! 

3L^erfte()t  S^r,  inaS  fd)ii^tern  iljr  ^lucje  (5ud)  fprid)t? 

2;ie  Sliite  ift  bem,  ber  bie  Sliite  brid)t. 

SSer  3U  fangcn  un§  lueifj  unb  ju  I)alten  mit  ^raft, 

Sem  giebt  unfer  C)erg  fid)  in  liebenbe  |)aft.  — 
20      3)rum  mill  ic^  preifen,  ob  (Ba6;)\\  ob  Hermann, 

®en  greien  unb  iliil)nen,  ben  9titter&mann ! 
9Koitt(jomcrt).     SluiS  ©ad)fe,  luaS  9Zormann ! 

S^en  58ed)er  I)ier  auf  jeben  9titter3mann  I 

(?lUe  ftoljeit  larmcnb  nit.) 

asit^clm  (erf)c6t  ben  sBec^ev).    S)ie»  bviug'  id)  ^arolb,  meincm 

©d)niicgerf  ot)n ! 
eciicft()aU.     Siiem? 


Drittcr2tft.    §tr>citc  Scene  H3 

gjJontflomcrtj.     2Ba§? 

aSilljclm.  "^^x  |)errn,  ^eut  enbct  oltc  ^cinbfc^aft : 

^d)  gebe  i^m  5(bc(c,  meine  Sodjtcr, 

2)afiir  mad)t  cr  ju  Gbuarbs  (Jrben  mic^. 
®cncfd|aa.     2)a»  tauter? 
aWontgomcrti.  SBirtlid)? 

aSiJljcIm.  SS)Qf?  S^r'g  qIIc  glaubt, 

SBirb  er  e§  feierlid)  dor  6uc^  bcfc^iuoren. 

C)arolb,  ip  fo? 
^orolb.  ^f)x  iDif^t,  bafi  id)  Cy  toitl.  5 

Scncft^oU  (fiiitft  nad)  itn!§).     STa^   ttifft   firf)  Qut ;    bort   cbcn 
fommt  ber  23i[c^of. 


^molftcr  ^luftritt 

diobcvi,  aSilfrtcb  (fommen  Bon  Vinli.      SSilfrieb  triigt  em  Srujiftj  in  ben 

^cinben). 

^Orofb  (getoa^rt  SRobert,  jucft  fc^redli^  sufammen). 

JJJobcrt.     ^i)x  tcifst,  melrf)  cinen  6ib  S^r  fc^lobrcn  foHt? 
^orolb.     Sin  ic^  cin  ^inb?    3ur  ©ac^c  nur,  3ur  ©ad^e. 
JRobcrt.     ©0  lecjt  bie  §dnbe  auf  bieg  .Qrujifij. 

(31'tlfricb  hiict  nteber,  bai  Sru5iftj  emporf)a(tenb.) 

3!)te  ©rbfc^aft,  tDcIdjc  Gbimrb  i^m  ocrfprac^,  lo 

§elft  S^i^  erlangcn  5i>tU)c(m,  bcm  ^iormanneu. 
^orolb  (fiir  firfij.     (Srbfdjaft? 

2)ic  Grbi'djaft  in  ber  DZormanbie  — 
^a,  ja  —  id)  tueii^  — fo  fagte  5^omg  (5buarb  — 

(er  fafet  baS  firujiftj  mit  beibeit  ^onben) 

2)ie  (5rbfd)nft,  tcclc^e  Gbiiorb  i()in  derfprad;, 

§elf  id)  erlaiujcu  2i3i(f)clm,  bcm  'Diormannen.  15 


84  fjarolb 

©Q§  f(i)iDore  id). 

(Cafet  bie  .^cinbc  finfen.) 

Unb  Qlfo  ift'§  t)D{I6ra^t. 
asil^clm.    Unb  bein  mit  Seib  unb  ©eele  ift  ^bcle. 

(eUenb  ab  nac^  linf§.) 
(SBilfrieb  erljebt  jid).) 

jRoficrt.    S^t  wiffet,  |)err :  ^^r  fdjmurt  aiif§  ^eil'ge  ^reuj. 
^orolb.     3)a§  loeif?  id),  benn  id^  fa^'§.     6ib  i[t  mir  (5ib. 
©cttcft^oa.    Unb  aUe  5iDt,  bie  ^fjr  je^t  au§ge[tanben, 

2Birb  er  aU  l^onig  reic|U(^  @U(^  Dercjelten. 
diohcvt  (auffa^renb).    (5d)ti)eigt,  ©enefd)all ! 
^orolb.  2Ba§  Qtebt'g  ^ier  ju  t)erf(|tDeigen? 

2Bo§,  ^bnig?  2Ber? 


Dreiseljnter  2Cuftritt 

!Run  iner?  SSilfjelm  Don  Snglonb. 
-     ^aroli.    (Sraf  t)on  Soulogne?  Seirn  Hreuje  be§  ©rlbferg  — 

@buatb  berfprai^  \t)m  — 
10  Suftttt^.  t)a^  nad^  feinem  2;obe 

2Bilf)eIm  ber  l^onig  foflte  fein  Oon  ©nglanb. 
^orolb.    Sob  @Dttc§  —  nein ! 

euftat^  ttitb  bie  SBaronc.  Seim  ©lanse  (SottcS,  ja ! 

^arolb  (6rid;t  aut  etbe).     3etrei|je,  6rbe !   ©onnenglanj,  U[(i^ 

QU§! 

SSerrat !  SSerrat !  am  Merl^eiligften ! 
©cncft^oU.    ^'ommt  ju  6ud)  felber,  C^err. 
15  ^orolb.  Unb  id)  bef(|tt)Dr  e§, 

5luf5  ^eil'ge  ^reuj !  go^'t  a^e,  fort  Don  mir. 


X)rittcrniPt.    ^tDcitcSccnc  85 

^omm'  fcincr  mir  p  na^  —  \a\]i  mid),  lafit  mid) ! 

(S|)nngt  auf  unb  flef)t  ttiic  taumelnb  nacf)  red)ts  ab.) 
(i'cipefluiifl  uitter  ben  Kormnnnen.) 

Guftat^.    ^ct^t  i[t  ntd)t  ^cxi,  iftm  ratios  nac^jufe^n ! 
5Jtontc]omcn),  facfcUct  jcben  ^hi^iiaufl 
5Ison  ©arten  unb  ''^"alaft  mit  fid)ren  2cuten. 
Sob  Gild),  menn  er  entfommt ! 

Gin  9Zormannc.  ^a§  foil  er  nid)t. 

(316  nad)  rec^tS.) 

6ufta^.    Unb  nun  jum  |)cr5Dg  —  at),  ()ier  i[t  cr  l'c(6[t. 


X)icr5cl)ntcr  ^uftritt 

SSil^clm  (son  ItnfS  ju  ben  soriflen). 

Guftat^  ftfim  entgeflcn).    53?ein  gnob'gcr  |)crr,  ber  fd)iDne  ^lan 
mif,lang. 

5tl§  er  ben  ^n^att  fcine§  ©c^murS  erfaf)rcn  — 
9[BiI!)cIm.     3>erbammni^'  trcffc  (iiid),  icenn  ey  gefc^af) ! 

Surd)  men  crfufjr  er's? 
Guftac^.  ©ndb'ger  |)err,  buri^  mic^.  lo 

asil^clm.    93ertt}unfd)t  fet  eure  Ubereifrig!eit. 

(JU  Ofobcit.) 

o^t  mar't  babei  unb  fonntet'S  nid)t  i3erf)inbern? 
{Robert.     (S§  fam  5U  plo^lic^,  §err,  e»  mar  unmogIi(^. 
Guftoc^.     Qi:  fd)mcr3t  mid),  |)err,  menu  (5ud)  mcin  @ifer 
frdnft, 

2)od)  iiberlcgt,  ma§  nun  mit  xijm  ^u  tfjun.  15 

3^n  rent  fcin  Gib,  Uifjt  2if)r  if)u  jeht  cnttommcn, 

Sann  fcincm  Gib  entrinnt  er  mie  Gud)  fclbj't. 
9!Bi(^c(m.     33ifd)of  —  eg  rent  i^n ? 
JHodcrt.  ^a,  e§  rent  if)n,  |)err. 


86  f^arolb 

&kid)  eincin  9tafcnben  etfjob  er  i\6) 
Unb  flof;  bort  in  ben  ^par!. 
Guftod).  9?od)  tft  er  fidget ; 

^Palaft  unb  ©arten  lief?  id;  gleid)  umfteflen, 
(Sr  i[t  in  enrcr  |)anb. 

(^aufe.) 

95>tl^c(m  (fitr^t6nr).  <Bo  Icme,  ©ad)[e, 

5      S)af5  biefe  |)anb,  bie  bir  freigebig  n^nr, 

SSie  ©otteS  C^anb  Seben  unb  %oh  t)erfd)en!t! 
S^r,  ©enefdjcill,  ge^t  Ijin  ju  meiner  2:DC^ter, 
©en  l^noben  "SSuIfnot  ne^mt  an§  i()ren  |)anben 
Unb  bringt  iljn  mir  in  fic^eren  ©enja^rfam. 

©citcf^oU.    ©§  foil  gefd)el)en,  |)err. 

(216  no^  linU.) 

lo  mmm,  gu(^,  @raf  ©ufla^ 

93ertraue  id)  bQ§  SBeitere. 
Guftorfi.  35ertraut  mir ! 

S3ei  ®ott,  er  fott  gut  aufge^oben  fein ! 

(SaJU^elm,  diobctt  un&  SBilfrieb  ab  naci)  UnU ;  (£ufta(^  mtt  ben  S3atonen 

o6  nadj  rec§t§.) 


^iinfsel^nter  2tuftritt 

(5Rqc^  einer  spoufe  tommt  ^orolb  Hon  rcd^t§  unb  fe^t  ft(!^  nuf  bie  SRafenBonf.) 

@ctt)affnete  an  jebem  Stiver  be§  ©artenS  — 
©efangen  ber  35errater  Dom  SBerrat  — 

(e§  bunfett) 

15      SSerbirg  mid),  ^ad)t,  bu  |)e!^Ierin  be§  g^rebels, 
3erf(ief5t,  ©ebnnfen,  in  ein  graueS  9iid)t§, 
SBerbet  nidjt  beutlid);  rilorljcit  mare  Stob. 


Prittcr  :!lft.    gtucitc  Scene  87 

Scd)5cl)ntcr  2tiiftritt 

91bcle  (fommt  Son  rcc^t§). 

^ororb.    SSer  na^t  [ic^  ^icr?    SDie  ©c^ritte  fenne  ict)! 

([Uirft  fief)  urn) 

^ie  2o(f)ter  be§  ^^iormanncn. 

?(J)C(C  (Meibt  erjcf)recft  ftcfjen).  |)aroIb,  bll? 

^orolb  (tritt  Quf  fie  ju,  blidt  fie  an).      2)U  DMbd^Clt,  bcffcrt  51ntli^ 

®Dtt  bcr  |)err 

9?ad)  [ctne§  2icMtnc\§engcI§  5(nl(ih  [djuf, 

©tef)  Dtcbe  niir  auf  bicfe  cin^'ge  ^racic :  5 

23etrog[t  bu?  obcr  tDurbeft  bu  betrotien'? 
tJIbclc.     2j3a§  t()at  id)  bit,  ba[5  bu  mid)  alfo  fracift? 
jporolb.     5}cin,  bicfc  Sippcn  iDiffcn  nid)t5  uon  I'iiijc. 

©0  [c^oute  er  bc5  eicjncn  itinbcS  nidjt? 

5(c^,  armeS  ^ers. 
Slbclc.  ©prid),  -^orolb,  tt)a§  gefdja^?  lo 

^arolb.    Wm,  nein,  gum  9ieben  i[t  jcht  nid)t  me^r  3ett, 

|)6r'  an,  meiu  ,Uiub,  ©cfaljr  bebrduct  mid). 
tJlbcrc.     SBeldje  ©efaljr? 
^arolb.  ©efa^r  fiir  2eib  unb  ©eete,- 

Sd)  muB  entfliefju. 
31bclc.  SSer  ift'§,  bor  bcm  bu  f(ief)[t? 

^orolb.     Sei  anbren  forfdje ;  mid)  bcf rat^c  uid)t !  iS 

S)enn  biefcr  5tame,  inenn  bu  if)n  Dcruimmft, 

SBirb  mie  ein  fpdtcr  9teif  in  ^riil)linrt5nad)t 

®en  ©dnibcn  beiner  junc\cn  23ru[t  ucrciiften. 
?(bcfc.    O  graufcuDoUeS  Oiatfel. 
^oro(b.  9hin  ticrnimm : 

^d)  mufs  f)intDCc3  ;  bod)  jcbeS  %l)ox  bc»  ©artcua  20 


88  r7aroIb 

S[t  tnir  Dcrricflclt  bon  gejucften  ©(^wertern ; 

5l^crrammclt  alle  ^fortcu  be§  ^^aUip. 

23eif5t  cinen  ?luygancj  bu,  fo  nenn'  t()n  mir. 
Sibclc.    .^omm,  gel}'  mit  mir,  qu§  meinem  ,3iJ^wer  offnet 
5      (Sin  ©ang  fid),  ein  berborgner,  in  "^aSi  gelb ; 

^d)  geig'  il)n  bir  — 
|»orolb.  Unb  mm  nod)  ein§,  ^tbele : 

aBuIfnot,  ben  ^'naben,  ^a[t  bu  in  a>ern)Q()rung ; 

SSring'  mir  ba§  £inb. 
9ibele.  O  f)5re,  lt)a§  gefdjol^ : 

^c^t  eben,  ha  id)  bid)  im  ©arten  fud)te, 

(Sntrifjen  fie  ben  ^noben  mir. 
10  ^nrolb.  95erberben ! 

©0  mu^  id)  f(ief)en  o^ne  i^n.  —  ^bele, 
-    3n  beine  ^cinbe  leg'  i^  meinen  58ruber, 

©ei  be§  oerlaff'ncn  ^inbe§  guter  ©eift. 
5lbclc.    SBann  fommft  bu  mieber,  |)arolb,  il)n  ju  :^oIen? 
^orolb.    5lbele  —  mann? 
15  5ibelc.  SSann  fel)cn  mir  un§  mieber? 

^orolb.    ^n  biefem  Seben  I)eut  pm  letjten  Wal 
2lbelc  (firic^t  sufammen).    ©d)redlid)er  "lob !    ®a§  |)er3  jerbrid)! 
in  mir ! 

'  (SJtammert  ftc^  an  t^n.) 

@e^'  nic^t  bon  mir !    ^axolh,  gel)'  nid)t ! 
^orolb.  Sd)  mu^. 

9tbelc.     2Bo  gel)ft  bu  ^in? 
^aroib.  2Beit  fort. 

5tt»ctc.  So^t  —  ii^e^^  SJieer? 

^aroib.    ^a,  liber's  9Keer. 
20  5tbclc.  O  tue!^  urn  unfre  2iebe ! 

^m  tiefen  !alten  ^eer  mufj  fie  ertrinfen. 


Drittcr  2lft.    ^wc'xtc  Scene 

^nrotb.     5^tin  —  bcun  jic  Icfit  in  nicincr  cio'gcn  Seek. 
2)u  [iilVr  Giu^cl,  uial)rc  mm  mciii  iMlb, 
Wk  man  hai  iMlDuiy  \)i(\i  bco  .'pi'HUHVUHincu, 
?(u  bcm  iBai-m()cr;^u]tcit  bie  ^-Icrfcii  til^t. 
Hub  lucnii  bii  f)orft,  ha\]  Ijicv  iium  boii  Cjclicbtcu 
Wit  ^liid)cn  ueunt,  il)n  ciraiifcii  Jrcocia  jciljeub, 
2)ann  bcnte :  jcner  |)arolb  i[t  eS  nidjt, 
S)en  bu  gctaimt ;  bet  ftictj  in  jcner  Stunbc 
Dtein  in  ben  SLobesfdjoi^  ^^^  reincn  DJJeer^, 
?II§  er  5um  lelUen  Wai  bie  Sippcn  tiif.te, 
S)ie  ein[t  fein  .v>innncl  luaren.    ''Mj,  ^^Ibcle, 
SLraiun  mciner  fU^en  ^ugcnb  —  \ai)xc  iuo(;L 

(Sie  umarmett  utib  fiiffen  fief).) 


89 


a>orI;anc3  fiitt^ 


lO 


VicvUv  tin 

(£rfte  5ccne 

<Saot  tm  ©d^Ioffe  311  bonbon.  9tec^t8  itnb  t'mU  2;i)urcn  unb  S^nftfi^f 
ben  §intergruub  bitbet  cine  burd^  SSorl)ange  gejc^loffene  ®aule«= 
reil)e, 

(Erftcr  2tuftntt 

SiJnig  (Sbuarb,  in  elnem  2trmfeffet  jurucfnetimfen,  nCben  i^m  Gbwilt  unb 
@tiganb.      ©buarb  ft^t  ftie  fd^Iafenb  wit  gefc^Ioffenen  Stuflen. 

aJiorCflr  (lommt  bon  rec^ts  511  ben  toorigen).      ^a,  e§  beftdtigt  fid),  1DQ§ 

ba§  @erucC)t 
•  SSon  Wmit)  511  5J?unbe  fliiftetnb  umgetragen ; 
6r  i[t  suriid.    ^n  einem  (^ifc^ernadien, 
Cfine  ®efdl)rten,  mitten  in  ber  5lac^t, 
5      Umgci^nt  Don  alien  ©cfiredniffcn  be§  S)unfel§, 
®a§  i^m  ber  ©tcrne  gncfellidjt  berfdjlang, 
S)ur(^fam|)fte  er  boS  aufgeiDiiI}Ite  ^Jeer, 
Unb  Ijeute  9}?Drgen  fam  er  on  ju  ^ober. 
(SbttJtn.     S"  einem  33oot?    Set  9^ac^t?    ©agt,  ba^  ^^r 
fabelt. 
10  aWorcor.    9Jein,  e§  i[t  SBal^rfjeit.    5[l?enfd)en  fafjen  i^n, 
2Bie  er  tm  grnuen  3iuielid)t  biefeS  5)iorgen§ 
?ln§  Ufer  fprang ;  ^cr^auft  Don  SSinb  unb  2BeUen, 
2Sie  ein  ©efdjopf,  baS  5iad)t  unb  5Jicer  gebar. 
©buorb  (mtt  flefc^[offenen  siugen).    2Ber  t[t  ber  SOieufd;,  um  mld)m 
eure  SBorte 

90 


ricrtcr  :iFt.     (Erftc  Scene  91 

(Solcf)  ein  ©e(;cimiu3  lucbcn? 

©bwiit.  ^arolb,  -C^c^'^- 

ebuarb  (iic^  Qiifricf)tenb).  .^ftm  -Oti^oli^  luicbcr  aii5  bcr  Diormanbie? 

aJiorcor.     6r  i[t'5,  Don  bciu  id)  jprcdjc,  flnab'gcr  ^err  — 
Hub  D^ne  feincr  yjiuttcr  Oiruf;  511  gonucn, 
5iod)  -){a[t  311  fdjcntcii  bciii  crl'djopftcn  2cibc,  5 

9tci|5t  cr  ben  fd)nclli"tcn  ^cn^ft  au»  fcincm  ©tail, 
Unb  aufgcfdjiuungen  —  alfo  fagt  man  mir  — 
<5d;lQcit  cr  bem  9io);  bie  fpornbcmcf^rtcn  i^ix)cn 
©0  in  ben  fieib,  t)a\i  tuie  ein  ^>feil  Dom  iBogen, 
@5  iDiitcnb  f)inf(iegt  untcrm  luilbcn  9iciter.  10 

Stifloitb.     aC^cn  fud)te  bicfer  inu^cflitme  9iitt? 

ajiorcar.     @r  ritt  nad)  2l)ind)eftcr,  \vo,  tuie  if)m  o^i^tii'^^   ^ 
(Semelbet,  ^bnig  (ibuarb  fei. 

©buorb.  ^d)  iinif;t'  e^, 

S)a^  mir  ber  9titt  c^egolten  —  troger  %oh  I 
2Ba§  mujjte  biefer  Sag  bid)  iiberfjolen  !  15 

Stigonb.    ^a§  bangt  ^i)x,  |)err'? 

Gbuarb.  33ild)of,  ttienn  je  3^r  l^brt, 

3)ai^  einer  flagt,  meil  i^n  ju  friit)  ber  Sob  ruft, 
<£o  fd)eltet  ifjn  al»  Sfjoren,  benn  id)  fat]'  (iud) : 
53e[ier  ju  friil)c  fterben,  aly  ju  fpdt ! 

(Sr  ric^tet  fi($  ^alb  qu§  bem  Seffet  aitf,  nac^  ber  ^interwanb  ftarrenb.) 

2)a  —  toa^  tommt  ba?  feljt  baS  —  20 


92  fjarolb 

^metier  2tuftritt 

^orotb  (tritt  bitrc^  bert  SBor^ang  ber  ^tnternjniib  eiii.  (£r  ift  6[etc^,  tierftort;  o^ne 
S!o})fbebecfung,  iaS  §aar  pngt  toirr  l^ernb,  fein  SKantet  jerriffen). 

Stiganb.  W\  ®ott,  er  ift  e§. 

movcar.     Hub  i[t'§  boc^  tptcber  nii^t  —  5«effe,  feib  ^i)x  ba§? 
;^orolb.     |)ei^t  biefe  fid)  cntferncn,  ^onig  (^buQrb. 

(©bunrb  blicft  ifjn  ftJrncf}[o§  an.) 

ebttjiit.  ©inb  mx  nic^t  toert,  311  pren  it)a§  3f^r  bringt? 
.t>aro(b  (mit  furc^tfiaret  ^eftigfeit).  §ei^t  biefc  5!)Mnner  ge^n  — 
ajiorcar.  ^ommt,  fommt  fiir  je^t. 

((Sbftjtn,  SKorcar,  ©tiganb  no(^  rec§t§  q6.) 
(^arolb  fd)lie{jt  I)tnter  i^nen  ab.) 

5  Gbuarb.     2BeI(i)  grnufennotleS  SBerf  bereiteft  bu? 
|)aroIb  —  id;  bin  ein  fdjraadjer,  alter  9)iann. 
;^arolb.     @ott  tDoIIe,  baf?  3[}r  je  \va§  anbreS  traret. 
Gbuorb.     ^n  beiner  ©timme  ift  ein  frember  Sout  — 
^n  beinem  5lngefid)t  ein  neuer  3"g  — 
10      SBa§  ftarrft  bu  mid)  fo  an  mit  glii^n'ben  5lugen? 
^orolb.     SSeil  id)  in  eurem  |)er3en  lefen  mu^  — 
©buarb,  ©o^n  (Stelreb§,  ber  ©ad)fen  ^onig, 
^c^  IjaU  eine  ^rage  (Su(^  p  t()un : 
%n  jenem  2;ag,  al§  2SiIf)elm  bei  @uc^  mar, 

©agt,  mag  t)erfprad)t  SI)r  it)m? 2)rei  2ag'  unb 

15  9idd)te 

^Qmpfte  \6)  mit  bem  Sobc  58ruft  on  Sruft, 
Um  @uc^  ^n  fragen  —  reben  foUt  '^^x  —  fprec^t ! 
Gbuttrb.    ®er  Sob  pod)t  an  bie  ^forte  meineS  2ebcn§  — 
grag'  nid)t,  ma§  id)  t)erf|3rad),  |)arDlb,  frag'  nid)t ! 
20  ^ororb.     |)eif5t  ba§  —  bei  bem  getreujigten  (Srbarmer  — 
®a|5  2Baf)rt)eit  ift,  maS  ber  5Zormanne  fagte. 


Picrtcr  :ift.     (Erftc  Scene  93 

3;)at5  ^fjr  bie  .'liironc  (iiujlanba  iljm  berfpracf)t 

9?ac^  curcm  Slob? 
^buart).  6rfii^r[t  bil  c§'t)on  if)in? 

|)orolb.     Unf)cilberatncr  i^onlci,  tl)atct  3()r'!?y 
Gbuorb.     Uiib  uicnn  id)'t'  t()iit,  crLnn-m'  bid)  nictncr,  Sofjn. 
Jporolb.     '^a,  id)  beiu  '2o()U,  bcim  3d)ulb  inad)t  m\i  Dcr= 

manbt!  5 

(Cbuarb  ftnft  fraftIo§  jutiicf.) 

5lcin  —  I'inft  nod)  nic^t  suriicf,  ^i)x  fotit  nod)  Ickn, 

2)ie  (Sc^iilb  berfd){iniit  mid),  n)eld)e  ^i)x  gejcugt; 

5luf  4'^oUenuicacn  (orfte  2Bil()clm  mid), 

^a\]  id)  itjm  fd)mur  in  graui'it^  ()eiri^em  ^ib, 

3n  ^elfcn  if)m  ju  bem,  mas  3f)»^  Dcrfprad)t !  lo 

ebuarb.     |)dtt'  id)  e5  nid)t  c;ct()an  !    Uuid'cjcr  A^arolb ; 

|)dtt'  id)'g  an  jcncm  2agc  bir  flefagt, 

5lla  bu  {)inuber  gingft  jur  ^Jormanbie  — 

|)Qtt'  id),  0  ^dtt'  id)  —  jammcrDoUe  (Summe 

i^erIornen  2eben§  —  rdnfcooUcr  ai>iU)e(ni !  15 

©0  mirb  er  ilbnicj  benn? 
^orolb.  S)a§  mirb  cr  nid)t. 

ebuarb.    2Sq§  fpielft  mit  ^offnnnti  bu?    SBer  mc^rt  i^m? 
^arolb.  ~3»i)! 

ebuarb.     Tu,  ber  i()m  fd)mnr?    ©d)rcdad)cr  93^nifd),  ma§ 

finnft  bu? 
^orolb.     3ei"^^i^C'-"^f"  tt'i^  ift)  ^f"  crfd)Ud)ncn  @ib  ! 

9Zid)t  geben  biefc§  2anb  ber  51ni]elfad)fcn 

^n  be»  5iormannen  rdu(}cri[d)e  ^auft ! 
ebuorb.     ^arolb  —  bay  moUteft  bu? 
^arolb.  ^a§  td)morc  id) ! 

5icin  frcilid)  —  fd)moren  barf  id)  nun  nid)t  mcf)r ! 

O  unermeBlid)  fd)redlid) !    ^^^"""'-'^■^'^l' ' 


20 


94  Fiarolb 

^arolb,    @raf    ©obiDinS    ©ol^n,    bnvf    nic^t    mel^r 

(©inft  in  bie  ^iitee.) 

|)ter  lieg'  i(^  nun  bor  bir,  aUmadjt'cjer  ©ott, 

(5d;6pfer  beg  9Jknfd)en  unb  ber  9Jkn]c^enfd)tt)dc^e, 

Unb  t(jue  nb  bon  mtr,  fret,  mit  33etDui5t[ein, 
5      2Ba§  meine  [tolje  53iann[)cit  einft  gefdjinurft ! 

©oc^  ef/  bu  bid)  Don  nieiner  fiinb'cjen  53Io[je 

5Jiit  5Ibfdjeu  icenbeft,  Ijore  mid),  o  OJott : 

3)u  felber  |3flan5te[t  eg  in  unfre  33ru[t, 

S)e§  35QterIanbe§  I}eilige§  ©efii^I ! 
10      ®u  cjabft  bem  mann  hen  2(rm  boH  mail  unb  ,^raft, 

&ab^t  xljm  ba§  C^aupt  bod  9fat§  unb  fiugen  ©innS, 

®af^  er  ba§  2anb,  t)a^  feine  2Siege  trug, 

®a§  i(}m  ber  5J?en[d)I)eit  n)unber>3DUe§  ©rbteil, 

®ie  ©prac^e,  iibermittelte,  betral^re ! 
15      5>erti(ge  mid)  Don  beinem  5(nge[id)t ! 

©od)  mit  bem  a3Ii^,  ber  mid)  jur  Siefe  fc^Ieubert, 

Qermalme  oud)  bag  ^aiipt  ber  (Sd)anblid)en ! 
©buorb.     6in  @ib  auf§  ^eil'ge  l^rujifij  gefdjinoren, 

S)er  e^erub  @otte§  mit  bem  ^Iammenf(iti)ert 

©ter)t  ha  aU  Baxter  foId)en  gibeg. 
20  |>oro(b.  ^^  uicif5. 

Gbuorb.    3SerfIud)t  bon  (Sott  i[t,  mer  i^n  bridjt. 

(Sbuarb.      ©iebt'g  foId)en  5mut?    ®a§  r)dtt'  id)  nid)t  ge= 
bad)t.— 
®e(obe  mir,  ba^  bu  am  jiing[ten  2nge 
©ott  fagen  millft :  (Sbuarb  ^at  mid)  gemarnt. 
|>arijlb.     S)Q§  mill  ii^,  |)err. 
25  Gbuarb.  9tuf  mir  ©tiganb,  ben  23i[d)of ! 


Ptcrter  2Ift.    €rftc  Scene  95 

.^•>nroIb.     2Ba^  Ijabt  ^i)x  Dor? 

(Jbuarb.  9iuf  niir  ben  33ifd}of !  6ile ! 

(^arotb  6ffnct  bie  I^iir  rec^ts.) 

^avolb  (^inausf?)re^enb).    Sifdjof  Sticjaub,  bcr  ^Tonig  riift  nad) 
eud;! 


Drittcr  ^tuftritt 

SHgaitb  (fommt  tjon  rec^tS).     ^'^CIT  —  Jua^  dcQcIjrt  "^i^x? 
©buarb.  33iid)of  —  cilt  unb  bringt 

S^n§  3cid)cn  mir  bcr  qiialcnuoncu  Gljre, 

S^aruntcr  id)  incin  2e6cn  fjingcfcufst,  5 

^ic  Si'onigstronc ! 
Stiflttitb.  ^err? 

Gbuarb.  (Silt  —  f ragct  nidjt ! 

2apt  alle  ©loden  laiiten  burc^  bie  (Stobt, 

9tuft3>ol!unbebIe,  33ifd)Dt  — 
©tigonb.  |)err,  ic^  eile. 

(Sttcianb  ah  burif)  ben  .'pinteriirunb.) 

Gbuorb.     ^u  ©rbe  meiner  <S(^iiIb  !  23i§  an  ba§  6nbe 
t^urd)tbar  berflodjtcn  gc[)t  nun  unfcr  2Bcg !  10 

©ei  @rbe  and)  bcr  golbncn  S^Drncnfroue, 
3)ie  ^iDuige  fc^miicft !  5^id)t§  @iitc§  geb'  id)  bir  — 

^lorotb.     3ii  jfi^cm  eurcr  2Borte  \pxx6)t  mein  |)cr5 
©ein  fcierlidjca  „^a"  unb  „^mcn/'  |)err. 


96 


fjarolb 


Picrtcr  Huftritt 

65tjt^O.      SKorcor.      G-bluin  (tommen  Don  re^t§). 

OJ»)t^o.    Wm,  biefe§  aUeS  flingt  fo  ratfel^aft  — 

5ln  mir  tiorbeisuge^n  — 
^orcar.  ©ort  [te^t  ber  9}?ann  — 

©el^t,  d6  ^l]x  ifjn  er!ennt. 
OJjjt^a  (6tei6t  fte^en).  |)aroIb,  mctn  ©ol^n ! 

^arolb    (gefit  tfir  entnegen,  umarmt  fie).      WdU    Xxh\\6)    ^eilifltum, 

D  meine  9}?iitter. 
@t)t^o    (jartiic^).      3)ein    5tnia^    tragt   bie    ©purcn    bijfer 
S  Sage, 

^od)  bo§  Derfle^t  [ic^,  benn  bu  toarft  betm  g^einb, 
®er  ^eigltng  niir  fommt  fauber  ai\§  bem  ^^elb  — 
S)u  r^aft  mir  nicfjt  ben  erften  @ru^  gegbtmt  — 
S)ic^  trieb  geinidjt'ge  ^s[Iid)t  jum  £bnige? 
5^id)t  rvat)x,  inein  ©ofjn? 
'°  '^orolb.  ^a,  meine  leute  9D^utter. 

©ijt^tt.    ®a§  muf^te  t(!^  —  e§  mar  !ein  anberer  ©rnnb  — 
9?un  ift  bie  ^^flidjt  erfiiat  —  bebenfe  nun, 
SSie  lang  id)  ofjne  meine  l^inber  mar, 
2Bo  ift  mein  jiingfter  ©ofjn,  bein  23ruber  SBuIfnot  ? 

(^aufe) 

IS     ©teinerne  Sippen,  [prcd^t,  —  mo  ift  mein  ^inb? 

(fie  tritt  entfe^t  junid) 

@d)irmer  ber  5)?enfc^en  —  fdjii^e  mi(^  bor  SSa^nfinn  — 
^nrolb.     SJhitter  — 
^titiia.  Unb  bod)  ift'g  meinc§  |)aroIb  ©timme  — 

S^  bin  gebulbig  —  mar  ba§  l!inb  geftorben, 

5ll§  bu  t)iniiber!amfl?    iU'riDeigerte 


Dtcrtcr  2lft.    (Erftc  Scene  97 

SSiUjcIm,  ben  .Qiuidcn  bir  f^craiie^iu-icbcn? 

^or[t  bii  mic^  nid)t,  fo  (jbrc  (.^otki  Stinime  — 
.5»nrolb.     dlux  jct^t,  mir  fjciite,  ^Jfutter,  frage  md)t. 
OJ>)tJ)n.     ^ttt  fie'g  Dcrbotcn? 
^aroib.  2Ber? 

®»)tf)o.  2Ba§  trilaft  bu  ba 

^^In  beincm  ^aU?  2Ba§  blirft  mirf)  flIeiiVnb  an?  5 

3d)  fcnnc  c§,  ba»  5(nflc|id)t  bcr  Sdjlangc, 

2)ie  mir  bie  ©eele  meine^  Sofjnes  [ta{)I ! 

{©ie  greift  noc^  bet  Sette  mit  9tbelen3  SBilb  on  feinem  ^alfe.) 

|»ttrofb  (fafet  t^ren  9(rm).   Uub  f)dttc[t  bii  jG^H  CebcH  mir  gcfc^cnft 
©tatt  biefe§  einen  —  fort  bie  ^anh,  fag'  ii^  ! 

@l)t^O   (fte^t  mit  er^obenem   Sinn;    batin  ftreift  fie  laiiofam  ben  ^trmel  oom 

Sinn).     ^ie§  ift  bie  (StcIIe  —  fcfjt  fie  alle  an  —  lo 

5tuf  bie  fein  raufjer  ^Hin3erf)anbid)ii()  griff ! 

5tuf  biefcm  'iJlrmc  trug  id)  \l)u  in'si  Sebcn ; 

^e§  .Qnaben  Sorfe  flof?  urn  biefcn  5(rm  ; 

^ie  §anb  I)ier  jeigte  93erge  i^m  unb  3;f)a(cr, 

SSenn  ic^  if)m  fprac^ :  fic^  ^ier  bein  S^alcrlanb.  15 

D  biefe  5{rme  maren  SSiege  ifjm, 

©efiiUt  mit  jebcm  cblcn  ©ut  ber  (?rbe  — 

|)eut  ift  ber  2;ag,  f}eut  fticf?  er  fie  fjinmeg 

Unb  t}ing  fid)  an  bie  5^irne  bct^  9?ormannen. 
^nrofb.     |)or'  fie  nid)t,  (Sott  —  benn  c»  ift  mcine  DJhittcr,      20 

2^ie  beinen  Gngel  laftert!  Diimm  ben  -Tonncr 

Unb  triff  mein  ^aupt ! 
©»)tl)a.  |;aroIb,  l^dtt'  er'§  gctf)an 

5lm  2;age,  ba  bn  gingft  .^u  ben  '*)?ormannen ! 

(5U  GbiDtii  unb  SOJorcar) 

Sd)  mcifj,  S^r  freut  6ud)  meinesi  tiefen  (^atts! 

^a,  id)  mar  ftolj  auf  bicfen  —  nid)t  ju  ftol,^ !  25 


98  J^arolb 

^(^  liebte  i^n  —  ja  alf o  Itcbt'  id)  if)n, 
®at5  fein  in^rrnt  mein  |)ers  jur  Biifle  mad)t ! 
9JDd)  feine  9)?utter  ineinte  foli^e  Stljrcinen ; 
Wit  loeldjem  jammer  brid)[t  bu  mir  ba§  |)er5 ! 


^iinfter  Zluftritt 

(©loctengelaute  beginnt.  (Sttganb  fommt  burcf)  ben  Jptntergrunb,  auf  )jurput= 
nem  Siffen  bie  ^rone  tragenb ;  ber  SBor^ang  toirb  aufget^an  unb  man  fie^t  an 
ber  ^Qire  braufeen  eine  grojje  2J?enge  5So[fe§  fte^en:    baruntet  £)ri)gar, 

©brie,  SBoIbttJurf.) 

5  (Stigonb.    ©erufen  burc^  ben  feierlt(})cn  Tlnnh 
'Skx  (Sloden,  brdngt  ba§  35oIf  311  euren  Sljoren, 
Unb  ^ier  311  ^-iiimi  leg'  i(^,  ^onig,  (Sud) 
2)ie§  teure  ^eirfjeri  — 
©buarb.  5Iu§  ben  ?tugen  niir ! 

Dual  meiner  Sage,  <Sd)reden  meiner  9iQ(^te, 
10      ffiranbmal  be§  ?^Iud)§,  auf  meine  ©tirn  gebriidt. 
Mnn  2eben§baum,  torn  SlobeSfrDft  gefdiiittelt, 
SCirft  t)on  fid;  ben  uerf^af^ten  ^^arnftten, 
S)er  fid)  bom  5}?arfe  nieiueS  griebenS  nd^rtc. 
ga^r'  I)in  —  mag  fid;  bie  tofle  2But  ber  9}?enfc^en 
15      ^f^'fteifiijen  iiber  beinem  Siigenglang  — 
S!em  tfjoridjtften  ber  5Jienfd)en  fci  oermac^t ! 
etiganb.     2BoI)l  —  cure  ^rone,  f)err,  ift  nur  3)?etoII  — 

®o(^  tDem  t)ermad)t  ^I}r,  l^bnig,  eiicr  $8oIf? 
^arolb.    &5  ift  bermad)t  famt  biefer  ^'rone. 
9)Jorcar  uitb  Gbtuiit.  2Bem? 

^arolb.    aJZir  ^er  bie  ^rone,  Stf(^of. 
20  motcat,  2Ba§  ift  ba§? 


Dtcrtcr  2lH.    €rfic  Scene  99 

Stiflttub.      6tu    2Bort    nur,   ^onicj    Gbiiarb,    fprcd)t    eiu 
SBort: 

©oU  bicfcr  ^iinc^Iinc]  ^onic^  fein  \md}  (5uc^? 
Gbuorb.     6r  fei  bcr  (Srbe  ber  gcfronten  Oual. 
ajforcar.     2)er  ^nabe  un[er  ^bnig? 
Gbuorb.  2)iefcr  5)knn, 

2)cr  5)inflc  tueifj,  bci  bcrcn  SBifjcnfdjaft  5 

2)n§  forflcnlofc  ''^(ngcfidjt  bcr  ^ugcnb 

3;n  eiggrau  [orgcnb  5Iltcr  fid)  iicnuanbclt ! 
3Korcor.     2SaS  loei^  er  md)x  aly  luir? 
ebuttrb.  ^inge  bcr  3uhnift, 

Sn  blut'gen  55>oI!cn  beg  3Scrf)dngni[fc» 

5(uf[teigenb  — 
Gbwin.  2)a§  finb  ^icbertrdumcrei'n.  lo 

Gbuorb.      9?ic^t    Srdumcrci'n !      2^ie    ©djottenf^anb    bc» 
2;obc» 

Stcifjt  ^ro|}^e,^eicnb  5lug'  unb  Cf)r  mir  aiif : 

^d)  f)'6x'  bag  9iab  bcr  3cit,  ba»  faufenbe  ; 

Sm  ©turm  gerodljet,  roUt  c»  burd)  bie  21'elt, 

2dnber  unb  Stdbtc  brbdein  untcr  ifjm,  15 

S)urc^  feme  ©pcidjcn  quiUt  bag  5Bhit  ber  2>o(fer, 

2)a»  93ienfi^gebDrcne  ift  fein  (Selei»  — 

^fJur  tDcr  fid)  Io§rcifU  don  ber  5}Jcnf(^en  ©a^ung, 

®ie  ^eil'gc  ©d)mddje  be§  ©cttjiffenS  abmirft, 

2)ur(^  f)o(Ieng(ut  bon  ©d)it)ad)()eit  rein  gcgliifjt,  20 

2)er  greifc  in  bie  ©peidjcn,  rufe  Ijalt ; 

©olc^'  eincn  tenn'  id)  — 

{§arolb  onftarrenb) 

©ebt  bie  .Qrone  if)m. 
Sttgonb  (ill  ;&Qroib).    ©0  ner)mt  bie  .Qrone  benn  aiiy  mcinen 
^dnben, 


100  fjarolb 

5(u§  meinem  ^Jlunb  bie  erfte  ^ulbigung. 

^ttrolb  (iiimmt  bie  trone  Son  bem  Siffen).      ScUlt,    bu    JUllt    Oling 

gefriimmte  golbne  Sdjlange, 
^ried)  auf  metn  C^aupt,  mit  beinem  !alten  |)au(i)e 
6rtote  bie  (Srinn'rung  mir  tin  |)irn 
5      %t  alleg  ba§,  iDa§  9J?enfd)en  fromm  unb  tueii^  ma^t 
2)id},  bielge[taltige§  @cfitl)l  be§  |)eri5en§ 
8d)mieb'  ii^  in  einen  efjernen  Sntfdjlu^ : 

(er  fej,it  bie  firone  auf) 

SSill^elm,  ^^ormannenfjer^og,  bie§  bie  ^Inttnort, 
2)ie  |)aroIb  bir,  ber  ©adjfenfonig,  giebt ! 
Drbgar.     |)eil  HiJnig  ,£)aroIb. 
lo  SBolt  (tobenb).  |)eil  bem  ©obtuinS^Sofjn ! 

^arolb  (5u  (gbtoin  unb  aworcar).    ^Ijr  f)ortet  (SbuarbS,  cures  |)erren 
Sort, 
?Iuf,  ^ulbigt  mir. 
aJiorcor.  ®ut  benn,  mir  l^ulbigen, 

©eloben  Streue  bir  mit  §er,^  unb  |)Qnb, 
©obalb  bie  eigne  5)Zutter  bir  gcl}u(bigt. 
;^oroIi)  (3u  ®ma  fuiftenib).      ©ic(}[t  bu  uidjt  bie   gcfpaltene 
15  ©d)(angen5unge 

®er  33D§()eit,  bie  au§  biefen  SBorten  ledt? 
3erbrid)  bie  |)Dftnung  biefer  ^^einbe,  5}?utter, 
©ie  ^offen  „nein"  au§  beinem  5!)?unb,  fprid) :  \a. 
&tfti)a  (ebenfo,  ofine  i^n  ansuferjen).     ©ag',  ma§  bu  tl}ate[t  in  bcr 
^Jormanbie. 
20  .§aroIb.     £af5  e§  mic^  |)er3  an  C'^crj  unb  5(ug'  in  ?(uge 
3)ir  fagen,  nur  tmr  biefen  Seutcn  nidjt, 
Um  (SnglanbS  ^eil.  — 
a}i)tl)n.  ©prid)  nid)t  bom  33aterlanb, 

®enn  bcine  biiftern  JGorte  geben  ^unbe, 


Dicrtcr  21U.    (Erftc  Scene  101 

^aft  bu'g  l^errietcft. 
Gbuarb.  ^ulbicjt,  &xa\\n  I 

&\)tf}a  (nac^  innerem  fiflm|)fe).  9?ein  ! 

(©ie  luenbet  flc^  furj,  gc^t  rec^ts  ab.) 

^orolb.     5)?uttcr ! 

3)Jorcar    (ju   ebwin).      i^*^    3^^^'    bom    |)ofe,    fommt    3^r 

mit? 
Gbwtjt.     3icf)  QC^'  niit  Gud) ;  3dumt  auf  bic  ^toffc ! 
ebuarb.  SIcibt ! 

5Bei  bicfem  Ict^tcn  ^*)au(^c  mciner  5Bru[t, 

58ei  biefem  IcUtcn  .Qrampfe  meineS  £eben§,  5 

58leibt,  f^ulbicjt  iljm ! 
3)Jorcor.  (Sr  fjole  fic^  bic  |)ulbigung 

5tuf  meiner  Surg ! 
^arolb.  ^d)  fotnme ! 

aWorcttr.  ^omme  benn, 

Sod)  Seitern  bringe  mit  unb  Sturmgcrdt, 

Scnn  meine  SSdUe,  tuie  granttne  £'ippcn, 

SBergen  tia^  SSJort,  bag  id)  bir  mcigcre.  lo 

(SKorcar,  Gbn>in  rcc^tS  ab.) 

ebunrb  (rt(5tet  ft^  oitR.    S^r  follt  nid)t  ge^n  —  (fmet  iuriicf)  ^ilf 
©Dtt  —  ber  eif'ge  %oi) 

<B6)iQ\d)i  mir  bie  Sruft  fjerauf  — 
Stigonb.  D  fe^t  ben  ^ijnig, 

2Bie  bleid)  cr  totrb ! 
Gbuorb.  |)e6t  auf  ben  <Stuf)(,  f)e6t  auf, 

Sragt  mic^  ^inauS  au§  bem  berfludjten  Sebcn. 

(!J)et  ©tu^t  tolrb  aitfge^obeit.) 

^n  9lu^e  la^t  mid)  ftcrbcn  —  mef)'  auf  eud)  15 

Unb  mel)e  bcm  dcrlorncn  inilf  bcr  (Sad)[eu ! 

(Cr  tDtrb  ^inauSfletrageu.) 


102  £favolb 

Orbgar  (tritt  nuf  Cmrotb  5u.    S)a§  SBoIt  bringt  in  bie  ^alle.)      ^d)  tDCi^  e§ 

nidjt  unb  id)  Derftelje  nid)t 
2Ba§  l^ier  berljanbelt  tt^arb,  —  id)  trei^  nur  bie§, 
Saf^,  at§  ber  ^2trm  be§  @algen§  nad)  mir  grijt, 
2tl§  meine  Sebensljoffnung  bdinmernb  auSlofd^ 

5      ^m  SobeSgraufen  —  plol^Iii^  urn  mein  ^aupt 
S)ie  5J?d^ne  cures  tcei^en  |)enc3[te§  flog  — 
SCie  eine§  (5{)erub§  t^liigel  —  ireiB  e§  nod^, 
2Bie  ^^r,  Dom  ©attel  @ud)  fjerunterbiegenb, 
5)en  |)en!er§!ned)t  mit  einem  ©riffe  parftet 

lo     Unb  niebertuQtft  —  |)aroIb,  mein  teurer  ^txx, 
S)er  3)onner  ©otteS  fdjtnett're  mid)  gu  ©runbe, 
|)att'  id)  ein  SBort,  ein  anber  SSott  al§  bie§ : 
©ott  fegne  |)aroIb,  @nglanb»  ei^ten  ^onig ! 

(©r  fntet  t)or  iJim  nieber,  fiipt  t^m  bie  §anb.) 
2)a§  aSolf  (^eranbranflenb).      ^atolb   fct  Uttfet  ^Ontg,   ©obtoinS 

©o^n! 

Gbric  (feine  §anb  ergretfenb).      |)eil  UnjCrm  ^Ottig  |)arolb  ! 

15  S3alii«)ulf.  |)eil  if)m,  ,g)eil ! 

;§oroIi»  (ben  strut  er5e6enb).      ©0  f)bx'  mid),  bu,  Um  befjCU  %^XOn 

bie  ©terne 

©leic^  f euerflammenben  Srofianten  [tel^n : 

|)ier  nun  berpfctnb'  id)  mid)  bem  2SoI!  ber  ©ac^fen : 

^u^IIoS  mein  |)er5  f iir  onbereS  @efiil)I ; 
20     5)iein  2eib  fein  ©i^ilb,  ber  5(rm  ()ier  feine  2Baffe ! 

©ein  geinb  mein  ^einb,  fein  ©rab  mein  ©rab ! 
©tigonb.  ©ott  f)brt  e§. 

Drbgor.     2Bir  fd)it)oren  Streue  unferm  ^bnig  ^arolb, 

©0  lange  unfre  ^ouft  bie  5(jt  umfpannt ! 
aSolf.  2)a§  fd)iDbren  mir,  ba§  fd)mbren  mir ! 
©ttgaub.  ©ott  l^ort  e§. 

{Vctwanilun^.) 


Dicrter  2lft.    gtDCttc  Scene  103 


(Sine  9>orl)atfe  im  ^mtafle  511  bonbon.  9tecI)tS  unb  tinfS  Ifjiiren.  Sic 
^intoriiHiiib  biivd)  cine  offono  Saulenvcitje  flebilbct,  >iiticl)c  aiif  bie 
©trafie  fii()rt,  Viutvf  ciu  auf  2tufcn  cvl)bl)tct  il)ronfi();  iiber  bem 
2;f)von  an  bor  Sanb  eine  uou  ©treitajten  umgcbcue  galjne.  9iaci)t. 
gadetn  an  ben  :il?dnben. 


€rftcr  ^tuftritt 
SWc^rcrc  itontglit^c  ^Trabontcn. 

©rfter  2!ratiant  ([te^t  on  ber  ©autenroanb,  bdcft  sum  ^intntel  em<)or,  tuenbet 
ft(5  bann  ju  ben  ubrigen).      ^'UX   tommt   ^Crait,    DOU    {)ier 

au§  fonnt  Sf)t'g  fclju. 

(2)ie  anbern  treten  ^c^iu.) 

erfter  2:ro6ont  (jetgt  nacfi  bent  ^imntei).     2)Drt  —  tt)0  iTiein  Sinc^er 

jcigt. 
3tt)citcr  Irabont.  C  fc^t  ba§  an  ! 

^in  fdjrcd lid)  Sing  —  tuie  eine  ^cuerrute 

(gtrecft  e§  am  ^^immel  fid;  Don  ^Zorb  jum  ©lib. 

S[t  ba§  ein  ©tern?  '   ,^.^V 

Grfter  3:robont.  S)a§  i[t  ein  9tuten[tern ; 

^n  tiielen  :^unbert  3al}ren,  prt'  id)  fagen, 

^ommt  ba§  ein  einjig  Wai,  nnb  menu  e»  fommt 

9.sertiinbet'§  fc^irere  ^dt 
Stoc'xtct  XraUnU  ®a§  mil  id)  gtaubcn  — 

Diie  fal)  id)  foIi^eS. 
(grftcr  Irobont.  |)ord)t,  waa  fiir  ein  2axm? 


104  Vfavolb 


^tpetter  2tuftntt 

@itt  S?0lf§I)aufc  (SKaniter,  SSeifier,  Sinber  tommen  »on  littfS,  aufeerl^Qlb  ber 
©auten;  in  i^rer  aWitte  ein  ^jfiantaftifc^  aitffleputter  2lltcr,  luel^er  eine  ^orfe 
tragt.      SSor  ber  §nrfe  fiteiOen  fie  ftel}en). 

®cr  5ntc  (mit  lauter  ©timme).    ^et  ^immel  brcnitt,  bie  ^nkn 
jinb  erfiiflt ! 
S)ie  ©tunbe,  Don  ben  SSiitern  un§  Derliinbet, 
S)ie  le^te  ©tunbe  fam ! 


Drttter  ^tuftritt 

(Sbric.     SBoIbttJUlf  (brau^en  son  red^t§). 

ebric.  Wa6)t  @ud;  nad;  |)aufe ! 

2Ba§  iingftigt  il)r  bie  Seute ! 

SBolf.  (Sr  foK  fpredien ! 

5  2)cr  5Utc.    ^ort,  n)a§  bie  35dter  un§  berfiinbigten : 

.     SBenn  ber  ,^onig  fommt,  tueldjer  (Sibe  bridjt, 
SBenn  Dom  5JJittac]§ftranb  tneljen  tcirb  ber  SSinb, 
SSenn  ber  9Juten[tetn  rot  am  |)imnTeI  flammt, 
®ann  ouf  SBellen  roirb  reiten  ber  ^iormann', 
10      ©(^limme  3eit  tt3irb  fcin,  fd)Iimme  3eit  mirb  bleikn, 
SSolt  ber  ©cK^fen  trirb  bann  nid)t  mefjr  fein ! 

Gbrtc.     S3er  i[t  ber  ^onig,  tt)eld)er  (Sibe  brt(^t? 

SBttlbwjttlf.    9iei^t  i()m  bie  S^nge  an§,  bem  Un^eilSraben ! 


Diertcr  Jlft.     ^ti'C'tc  Scene  105 


r>iortcr  2luftritt 

Drbflar   fbrmiften  t»on  rect)t-3  mi  ben  Doiigeii).      ^Obt    ^fjr'y    QCfcf^n? 

|)a[it  ^f)r  bag  ^ing  gefefjn? 

Gbric.     ©cib  rii()ig  bod). 

Crbnnr.  ©af)t  ^fir  ben  3iiitcn[tcrn? 

Gbric.     Orbgar,  f)at  (Suc^  bic  ^Ufdjt  and)  angeftccft? 

Crbgar.     Wid)  furd}ten?    id;?     SBer   fagt,   ha^  i<5)  m\6) 
furd)te? 
^od)  jelU  i[t  cine  3cit  —  9iDrmanncn=5SoIfe,  5 

,Qommt  an,  id)  bin  ein  ©tier  mit  |)uf  unb  ^orrtern 
Hub  ftoBen  mill  id),  el)'  "^Iji  mid)  berfd)lingl. 

Gin  SBciti  (geuenb).    ^iormauncu  finb  im  ^an\) ! 

Gbrtc.  ^a§  ift  nid)t  maf)r ! 

2Scii).    2Barum  derldjit  ber  ^onig  una? 

Solf.  S)er  ^onig  ! ! 

(2)ie  S}ot!§ntaffe  brangt  in  bie  §QlIe,  bie  S^rabanten  fperren  ben  eintritt.) 
Grftcr  Xrttbaitt  (p[t  bie^eUebarbe  toor).      3lll-"iirf  —  3^)1^  foUt  nic^t 

ein  — 
Gbric.  3^r  gutcn  ,f)crrn,  lo 

©el)t  fclbft,  mir  fmb  jo  mie  ber  .Qort  im  2i3afjer, 
S)ie  2BeUe  trdgt  un§  ein. 

(®ie  SSoIf-3menge,  unter  i^nen  (Sbric,  iBatbttintf,  Crbgar,  bringt  in  bie  ^aUe  ein.) 

»o«.  2Bo  ift  ber  ^onig? 

©brie.    2)ieg  35dI!  mirb  rafenb  nod;  au»  lauter  5(ng[t. 


106  Fiarolb 

^iinfter  2tuftntt 

©in  Scroti)  (fommt  bon  Ittt!§,  ftSfit  in  bie  SDrontmete). 

©ebt  Siaum  fiir  ^onig  C>fltoIb,  ©obtcms  ©o^n ! 


Scdjftcr  Huftritt 

^orolb  (im  «panaer  toon  Un!§). 

Dritgor.    Sltoft  beineg  93oI!e§,  §eil  bem  l?6nig ! 

;^oroIli  (erftdgt  Me  5:5rone§ftufen).    2Ba§  btfingt  i!^r  cuci)  in  biefer 
^eil'gen  ©tunbe, 
®a  bie  5^atur  ben  ?^rieben§mittler  [(^idft, 
S      2)en  ©(i){af,  ber  ba§  g^einbfelige  au§gki(^t, 
2)ie  Seibenfcf)aft  in  9iu^e,  ben  ©ebanfen, 
®en  gal^renben,  in  ^inbe§traum  bermanbelnb, 
^n  fDlc£)em  ^(ufru^r,  nn  be§  ^onigS  S^ron? 

(Sie  S33ei6er  toerfen  fidft  ju  ben  ©tufen  be§  SC^roneS  nteber.) 

aSeificr.     9tette  un§,  ^onig  ^axolh ! 
SBoK.  <Rette  nn§ ! 

lo  ^arolb.    SSetgo^  t(i)  fo  benn  meine  ^6nig§pflid)t, 

®a[5  ^^r  mit  biefem  5lng[tgef)eul  bey  ©d^recfenS 

9)Jid)  baran  mo^nen  niiif^t? 
ein  aScib.  3)er  |)immel  brol^t  un§ ! 

9lormannen  finb  im  2anb ! 
^aroli).  ■  SBer  fagt  mir  boS? 

(®timme  toom  §tntcrgrunbe.) 

©ebt  9laum  bem  miirb'gen  93i[d)Dfe  ©tigonb. 


Ptcrtcr  21U.    ^ipcitc  Scene  lU7 


Stcbcntcr  2tuftritt 

©Hgattb,  9S?ilfricb  (tommen  aus  bem  ^intergrunbe). 

Stigonb.     93?cin  ^'^crr  unb  .Qoniiv  qu»  bcr  Diormanbic 

^ommt  bieier  jiiiuie  ^^ricftcr  fjcrgefanbt. 
Drbgor.  33011  ben  5iormanncu  fommt  er? 
(Jbric.  |)ort  ba§  an ! 

(3iae3  brangt  Winter  Stiganb  unb  SSilfrieb  nuf  ben  Sfiron  fieran.) 

©tiganb.     i^or  2So(^en,  fagt'  er,  ging  cr  au§  Siouen, 
2)oc^  lt)ibcrtt)drt'ge  SBiube  f)ieltcn  ilju  S 

S5i§  l^eute  fern. 

^arolb.  2Ba§  fommt  er  in  ber  9?ac^t? 

S[t  bie§  bie  3fit,  ©cfanbte  ^u  empfangen? 

S33tlfncb  (ber  bis  bafiin  gefenften  |>aupteS  geftonbcn  I)at,  ricf)tet  bQ§  §aiH)t  auf). 

mh  mxh  i8efef)I,  fobalb  ic^  englanbg  Sobcn 

SBeriifjrte,  ob  bci  Sage  ober  ^iad)t, 

®ir  ju  tierfiinben,  nsaS  id)  tiinben  foil.  lo 

^arolb  (ftarrtaBiifriebon).  SSo  faf)  irf)  bicfcs  ^Ingcfidjt  —  bu  fommft 

^eriiber  au§  ber  5iormanbie? 
aBilfricb.  ^a,  ^onig. 

(fflemitrmet  unter  bem  9>olfe.) 

^orolb.     5)er  C)er5og  bcr  5iormannen  fcnbct  bid)? 
aStlfrieb.    DZein,  ilbnig  |)aroIb. 
^arolb.  9nd)t? 

26ilfrtcb.  W\d)  \6)\di  ein  anbrer. 

(S§  fd)idt  mid)  — 

^tltolb  (mit  einem  ®<)runge  bom  I^rone  t)exa.i,  fagt  i^n  an  ber  Sd^ulter). 

^alt  —  bann  mei^  \6),  mer  bid)  fi^idt.  is 

((cife) 


108  r7aroIb 

^\d)  frfjicft  bie  .^irdje? 
aSilfricb  (Unit,  eintonifl).  ^n,  mid)  [rfjirft  bie  ^irdje. 

^orolb  (leife  fiiifternb).    33ei  beiiiem  :^e6eu  bcnn  —  fprid)  nid)t, 
[d;iueig  [tiO ! 

(rnitt) 

^'i)x  Ijahi  geljort :  nidjt  ber  9lormanne  fdjidt  iljn ; 
S)ie  23Dt[d)aft,  bie  bie  IjeiFge  l^irdjc  fcnbet, 
5      S[t  nur  fur  mic^  —  geljt  brum  aup  biejem  ©aal. 

233ilfricb  (briictt  bie  §aitb  auf§  ^erj). 

(filr  ftc5) 

^ein  2Bit(e  t[t'§,  furi^tbarer,  ftrenger  @ott. 

(laitt  jit  ^arolb) 

^er  ^ird)e  23otfc^aft  i[t  nid)t  nur  fiir  d^n^. 
^arolb.     ®u  [(^meigft,  menu  bu  bein  2ekn  liebft ! 

aSJilfrici)  (fcf^iittelt  traurig  iaii  C->oupt).  WtlXl  Sebctt 

Sft  mir  ni(|t  lieb ;  \6)  barf  nidjt  fdjineigen,  ^m.  — 

Tmit  evfjot'ener  ©timme) 

lo      ©0  fprii^t  3U  bir  ber,  bem  ©ott  ^Jiodjt  tierlie^, 
3u  binben  unb  ju  lofen,  aufgut^un 
Se§  ^^arobiefeg  ^fortert,  unb  gu  fdjlicf5cn  : 
2BeiI  bu  ben  @ib  gebro(^en,  ben  bu  fc^murft  — 
©ttgonb.     2Belc^  einen  @ib? 
asilfricb.  5tuf§  ^eilige  ^rujifii^ 

15      S)ap  SBil^elm,  ber  ^fJormannen^erjog,  ^onig 
SSon  Snglanb  follte  fein  nod)  (Sbuarb§  %oh,  .  .  . 
|>orolb  (fd;ingt  m  »or  bie  ©tirn).    ©djling'  mic^  tu  bctuen  aUadjen, 

em'ge  ^ad)t ! 
2?oK.     $8errat ! 

Drbgar.  D  fiirdjterlid) !    ^^r  tf)atet'§  nid^t ! 

©agt  un§,  0  §err,  ha^  ^Ijx  ben  @ib  nic^t  fdjmurt! 

(^aufe) 


D  i  c  r  t  e  r  21 F  t.     5  'i"-' '  *  <^  -  ^  c  '•  •-'  ^  ^^^* 

SBilfricb  (mit  er^obener  Stimme).      Sollft   bu  llidjt  tUOfjUCU,  lUO  bic 

Sd'cicn  nHif)ncn, 
2)u  moljuc  iiu  (i)c()eul  iiub  3i^f)iHlctniri"d) ! 
<SolIft  bu  nid)t  {iifteu  imn  bci?  e'Tiiinmels  J-vcuben, 
i^m  l^scnfcity  luib  l)icnicbcn  fci  Dorfliid)t ! 
SBerfludjt  bcr  23oben,  ber  bid)  trdc]t  iinb  ndfjrt ;  5 

2Ber  bir  flc()ordjt,  loer  bir  in  ^reue  folgt 
Uub  lucr  bid)  liebt,  bcr  fci  ticrfludjt  luie  bu ! 

(fiir  fic^) 

6§  ift  boHbrac^t  —  fci  tncincr  ©ecle  gndbic^. 

(3)umpfe,  frf)vec[liri)e  'ipauic.) 
(S)a§  9?olt  hitt  in  leiie  ftufienibcn  Ohuppen  Aufnmmen,  man  fie^t  einjerne  burc^ 
beniOJittelgrunb  obgeften  ;  bnnn  biiingt  plo^lic^  bieflanjeaWenge  bcrSlnroefenben, 
tnit  9luonaf)me  Don  .^inrolb,  Stignnb,  Crbgar,  2Bi(fiieb  unb  ben  Xrabanten  jum 
Stbgange  nad)  bem  aJUttelgiunbe.) 

^orolb.      SiUic^en    a\\§    3;f}or!       §ort,    (5ad)fenmQnucr, 
Ijort ! 

(Xtabonten  ftellen  ftcf)  an  ben  9tu§gang  unb  brangen  bieSWcnge  in  ben©aat  jurilcf.) 

Crbgar.     33Icibt !    ^i)rt  ben  ^mxo, !    9iebet,  tcurer  |)crr  !       ^o 

Gbric.     ©djluurt  ^()r  ben  Sib? 

^orofb.  D,  bu  im  |)immel,  @ott, 

^aft  bu  gum  :S3cu(^tcn  bcinc  ©tcrne  nur? 

©icfj  nu»  bcin  £id)t  auf  bicfen  |)i)(lentrug ! 
(gbric.     <5d)lDurt  ^ijx  ben  (Sib? 

^arotb.  Sc^  fcf)rour  —  bod)  bicfen  ni(^t ! 

Gin  a'cib.     @r  fd;raur!     C)ort  i()r'g? 

Gbric.  Unb  tt)ir  mit  if)m  Dcrfludjt!  ^5 

SBalbwutf.     2Bir  inoflen  ntd)t  gur  ^oUe !    ''^iaij, ! 

(2)a§  9?ott  ftiirjt  ftd^  auf  bie  Xrabanten,  hjelc^e  {"^m  ben  9tu§gang  ijerfperren,  i-ingt 
mit  if)ucn  unb  ftojit  fie  jur  ©eite,  ein  Seit  Berldfet  ben  Saal  in  luiibem 
2umuU.) 


110  e^avolb 

Drbgor  (mirft  fic^  jur  erbe).    %k\,  ©tab,  fct  ticf ,  in  bem  ©raf 
©obmin  fdildft, 

S)a^  er  ni(f)t  t)i)re,  voa§  fcin  ©o^n  cjett)nn  ! 
;^orofJ).    |)er3,  {)alte  [tonb ;  gerfpringe  ntd)t,  tnein  |)irn ! 

5If),  bu  berbammtcr  23ringer  ber  SBerbammniS, 

SDu  bift  ein  ©ai^fe? 
5  aeBtlfricii.  Sa  —  imb  @otte§  ^nerf)t. 

^oralb.    |)eran,  2;rabnnten !    ©ef;  ju  betnem  ©ott, 

©ag'  i^m,  bi(^  fc^idt  ber  .^onig  beineS  £anbe§, 

S)er,  lt)ie  ber  9iatter,  bir  ba§  |)aupt  jertrat ! 

(3teel  2;ra6anten  treten  red^tS  unb  UnfS  bon  833ilfrieb ;  iie^en  ble 

©c^loerter.) 

©ttganb.    ^onig  —  erbarmt  @ud)  be§  llnfeligen ! 
^orolb.     ^intoeg  !  [tofst  p  ! 

(Sie  2;ra6anten  ftoBen  SBtlfrieb  nieber.) 

aaBtlfncb  (fitttt,  ©ttganb  fangt  i^n  auf).     ©rbarm'  bid)  meiner  — 
10  Sefu§  — 

3Sif(^Df  ©tiganb  —  geroeiljier  '^riefter  ©otteS, 

Wii  mir  geboren  Don  bemfelben  33Dlf, 

9J?ir  teurer  brum  in  jebem  f)orf)[ten  ©inn, 

^n  biefer  ©tunbe,  ba  ber  graufe  Sob 
IS      (Sin  f)ingetaufd)t  unfelig  ©afein  enbet, 

2)a§,  ^riebe  fef)nenb,  nur  jum  ^ampf  gebieni 

©mpfangt  bon  mir  ein  f(^redlid)e§  ©e!)eimnig,. 

®a§  biifter  liegt  auf  meiner  armen  ©eele. 
Stiganb.     ©prid),  toa§  bid)  qudlt. 

Bilfrtcb.  S)er  6ib,  ber  groufe  (Sib  — 

(Btiflttttb.     2Bq§  i[t'§  bamit? 
20  asilfricb.  (Sin  triigerifi^er  6ib, 

33 on  |)oIIenIi[t  gefponnen  unb  gemebt, 

SSon  Siobert  unb  Don  2BiII}eim  auSerfonnen, 


Dtcrtcr^lft.    5 •i' cite  Scene  111 

^cu  bort  311  fiingen. 

Sttfloub.  |)aro(b? 

SKilfricb.  ^arolb  —  ja  — 

3>c^  uiar  babct,  nm  Sncjc  511  9toucn, 
?t(§  [ie  ratfd)(agten,  jcncn  Gib  511  fd^iniebcn  — 
|)ebt    mir    ba5    ^aupt   —    bie    S^uu^i    luirb    mir 

fd)mcr  — 
5tc^  %oh  —  gicb  mid)  noc^  fret  —  8d)ulb  uiib  ^cr= 

rati  5 

Sr;enn  ^arolb  tmt^te  nid)t,  tDQ§  er  be[d)tt3or ! 

©tigonb.      UnfeCQcr,    luaruni    fi^micgft    bu    Dor    bent 

aSilfricb.     2BciI  3Btfd)of  Sftobert  ©dimeigen  mir  cjebot. 

Stiganb.     glud)  treffe  i^n ! 

2»i(frieb.  DJJein  SSater  —  tfjat  id)  Unred)t? 

etiganb.     ^a,  bu  SSerlorener ! 

SBilfricb.  Stobert,  gieb  mein  2eben,       lo 

Wdn  fieben,  mein  betrog'neg,  mir  juriid ! 

©riiiUii^er  Stob  —  lafe  beine  ^anb  Don  mir  — 

3crtretcn  mie  ein  gift'c\cr  SBurm,  bie»  ^erg, 

2)a§  feinc§  5Jienfd}en  ^Jeinb  mar  — 
^arolb  (beuflt  fid)  511  ir)m).  Ungliidfel'ger, 

©d)mer  mirb  bein  23Iut  ouf  meiner  ©eelc  fciii.  15 

aSUfricb  (fofet  ieine  $anb).    5Jkin  ilouig  —  unb  —  mein  biclge= 
liebter  —  ^txx. 

(©tit&t.) 


112  f?aroIb 

2td}tcr  Otuftritt 

25er  mt  unb  Jrtiiilf  9Kmtr^c  bcS  mo^tcvi^  .t>l)bc  (aire  gans  in  fc^warsen 
if utten,  fojiuneu  burrf)  bie  JJittte ;  fie  ftngen :) 

Dies  irae,  dies  ilia 
Solvet  saeclum  in  favilla. 

^arolb.    2Ba§  raoUen  biefe  finftern  Uabm  mir? 

2Ba§  bringt  i^r? 
^^i'  2Ba§  bie§  ^leib  btr  fagt :  ben  ^xko,  I 

(S)er  Sl6t  unb  bie  jiuaif  SJJoiiifie  reifjeit  i{)re  fiutteii  ai>  uttb  ftefjn  in  Udjten 

$an5ern  ba.) 

5  3I6t.    5tuf,  ^onig  ^orolb,  eadjfenmdnncr,  ouf, 

S)er  Stger  fcf)iDnmm  ^criiftcr  iikrS  Wm, 

^^ormannen  lanbeteu  in  ©nglanb ! 
^orolb.  ^a ! 

9lbt    5lu§  unfrem  l^lofler,  ba§  bou  fteiler  ^lippe 

S)a§  tueite  9Jker  wad)  ©iibcn  iiberdlidt, 
10      (Bofjn  aiir  [ie  nn^n  auf  [icdcnljunbert  ©(^iffen, 

9^r  (Sd)Iad;triif  iiberbonncrte  bie  g^Iiit, 

m§  fid)  iljr  ^crjog,  bcr  fun^tbare  Bil^elm, 

:3m  t^iebcrfturme  [eineS  Unge[tiim§ 

9)itt  eincm  (S|)rung  jum  Uferj'tranbc  fdjmang  — 
|»ttrotb.     2Do  fteljen  fie? 
9t6t  58et  ^a[ttng§,  5lonig. 

5Zun  in  be§  28eltenf(^irffa!§  groiVm  33ud)e 
©oil  ,f-)afling»'  5tanie  bci  ben  dlamm  [teljn, 
2)ie  purpurrot  barin  t)cr^cid;nct  [inb, 
Seil  bag  @e[d)td  bie  blutucrbramte  ,&anb 
20      2)arnuf  gelegt  aU  ein  ©rinn'ningsscidjcn 


Dicrtcr  2tPt.    gtucttc  Sccitc  113 

f^iir  fiinft'ac  3cit :  „an  bielcm  2a(\  c\(:id)ai)." 
etiflnub.      S;)cxv,    bicy    f)eijit    ftcrbcu,    nod)    Ocuor    ^fjr 
tdnipft, 
93Iicft  urn  Giirf)  f)cr,  Sf)r  feib  etn  einjicier! 
^orolb  (icfttpingt  bie  sirme).    ^mi  2ott)en  ^obc  td)  tu  meiuem 
5)tenft, 
Wit  xijncn,  25ilf)clni,  fprincie  icf)  bid)  an  5 

Hub  morbe  bid)  iumittcn  bcincii  ^ccrcy ! 
SSringt  mctnc  Strcttart,  fattclt  mir  mcin  9io^, 

(er  reifit  bie  Safiiie  «oit  ber  SBanb  itiib  frf)leubeit  fie  mitten  in  ben  (SoaQ 

^ier  luerfe  ii^  ba§  ©adji'enbamicr  (jin, 
SSer  I)c6t  c§  auf? 

Orbjjor  (ftiirjt  fi^  auf  bie  ga^ne,  rofft  fte  aur").      WlX   i)n  bie   t^afjltC, 

mir! 
^orolb.     ^a,  bu  Dcrtrittert  S^cnfmal  mcinc§  2anbc§,  lo 

S)u  fampfft  Ijeut  neben  mir ! 
Drbflar.  <SoI}n  ©obmiiis,  C^err, 

5^ie  ^cuift  an  bicfen  ^al)nen[tiicf  Qcfd)micbct, 

^DJein  i^^bcn  an  bein  I'cbcn  ani^efcttct, 

^n  5iot  unb  Siob,  mo  bu  bift,  ba  bin  id)! 
6tioonb.      SBerfdjanji   (5udj    Ijintcr    Sonbon'^    93iauern, 

^onit],  15 

^ort  auf  mcin  9Sort,  jiefjt  nid}t  in  biefen  .Q'ampf ! 
jporolb.      ©predjt    mir    bon    Sl)or)id)t    nii^t    in    biefer 
(Stunbe, 

gtad)e  I)eif5t  ba§  ©cfeft,  bcm  fie  flcI)Drd)t ! 

,^omm,  Sd}idfa(,  blafc  Stuvmiuinb  unb  3?erberben, 

SBirf  Sd)iif  unb  ilJannfdjaft  in  cin  cin,5ig  SSrad;  20 

2)u  fdjrcdft  nur  ben,  ber  an  ben  5lu»ijang  bentt ! 

Wix  ift  ber  5(utienblicf  allein  @efetj, 

Unb  feine  Sofinuj  :  tdmpfcn  bi§  jum  3:obc! 


114  Bfavolb 

Xer  ^onig  tuft,  mx  folgt? 
me,  2Bir  afle !  ^tUe ! 

.^orolb  (erflretft  bte  ©trcltajt,  bte  f^m  ein  2ra6aiit  reidit,  iinb  ft^mingt  ftc  il6er 

jeinem  c^au^jt).    llttb  fterfiett  tDir,  fo  fofl  bct  Ocean 
S)Q§  (SJrablieb  bonnern  iiber  unferem  |)ugel 
Hub  roUenb  foU  er  burd)  ^a'^vfiunbertc 
SSon  Sanb  311  2nnb  bie  ftolje  Sotfd)aft  tragen : 
33oran  ben  S^onig  ging  e§  in  ben  Slob, 
^errlic^  unb  l)od),  'iia^  2301!  ber  5tngeIfQd)fen ! 

(©tiirmenb  nac^  bent  ^intergruitbe  ab.) 

Orbgor.    SSoron  ben  ^onig ;  |)eil  tl}m ! 

(3tEe  in  ftjirmenbem  tumult  I)inter  $aroIb  burc§  bie  SDlitte  ob.) 


S)er  SSorljang  fdUt. 


;^unftcr  2lft 

(£rfte  Scene 

(Gin  biificrcg,  engeS  Oetnolbc ;  S^iire  tinfs,  eine  fdjrocre  oerricgeltc 
I  ^forte  in  ber  2«itte.) 

(£rftcr  2tuftritt 
■  ScncfdjaU.     iiconorc. 

(Scnefd^oa.   ©etjt  afley  bran,  ba^  bie  ^^rtnjef,  ntc^t  l^crfommt ; 

<Bag^t  i^r,  unb  bag  ift  SSa^r^eit,  ha)]  ber  |)er5Dc3 

^cfllic^en  (Sintritt  ju  bcm  llinb  Derbot. 
ficonorc.     t)a§  alle§  loarb  gefagt,  bod)  blicb'a  oerc^eblii^, 

(5ie  Id^t  nidjt  ab  unb'tcill  ben  5fnaben  fe(}n. 
@cncf(^oU.    6i§  ift  ein  flaglid;  jammerDoUer  ^^Inblid. 


^tDeiter  ^tuftritt 

9lbcrc.     9tficc  (oon  lints  ju  ben  Dorigen). 

Slbclc.     SDu  33ofe,  loarum  f)dlt[t  bu  mid)  jiiriid? 

^abt  i()r  end)  ade  tr»iber  mid)  t)er[d)mDren? 
5tlicc.     O  fef)t  mic^  an;  erfennt  '^Ijx  mid)  nid)t  me^r, 

SiiBe  ^^rin,^cf1in■?  33in  id)  nid)t  5((icc? 

5td),  feinc  53D?()eit  i[t'§,  menn  id)  6ud)  bittc, 

^ommt  fort  Don  biefcm  fd)auberooUen  Ort. 

115 


10 


116  Ejarolb 

Slbclc.   6in  Ort  be§  ©direcfeng  —  ja  —  unb  hu§  bie  2Bof)nung 
i^iir  ein  berla^neS  l^inb. 

(sum  ©enefcfjall) 

^Ijr  [etb  bet  Warm, 
^er  mtr  tnetn  .^tnb  ^urucf^alt  —  flcbt  e§  mir. 
Scttcfrfioa.     ^rinjeffin,  euer  Skater  feI5[t  oerbot  mir  — 
5  5tbclc.     ^d)  ijahz  c\rof,'rc§  9ted)t  an  bicfem  .^inbe 
5tl§  e§  mein  SSater  ^at  —  gebt  mir  mein  ^inb. 
5)Drt,  Winter  biefcr  Spr?  nid)t  mal)r,  bort  i[t  e§? 
O  —  aug  33armf}er3igfeit,  tf)ut  auf  bie  2:pr. 

(©te  fintt  an  ber  SKtttelt^iir  iDetnenb  tiieber.) 

©cnefc^att.    3i""  ^er!ermei[ter  murbe  id;  bcfteUt, 
lo      ®o(^  nidjt  gum  |)enfer.  —  l^ommt,  gebt  3ftaum,  id)  ojfne. 

(er  tiegett  bie  SKittelt^iir  auf.) 


Driller  2tuflritt 

2BuIfnot  (Itegt  nuf  einem  Sett  l^inter  bee  3;pr.) 

Slbclc.    D  ftid  —  feib  Icife  —  medt  ifjn  nic^t,  er  f^Iiift.  — 
©onft,  menn  er  fdjiicf,  mar  feine  I}olbe  SBange 
9tot  mie  bie  Stofe.  —  |)eute  if!  fie  blaB. 

(Sritt  na^er  an  SBuIftiot.) 

SSIa^  —  bla^  mie  ©dinee  —  mie  regungslo^  er  liegt  — 

(fie  fnfjt  SHice  an  ber  Cnnh) 

15  Vldn  5tuge  nur  trcigt  (5d)ulb  —  nic^t  ma^r,  ?IIice?  — 
©on[t  —  fonnt'  ic^  glauben  —  fieljft  bu  mie  er  atmet? 
^id)tma^r?®ufief)fte§bDd)! 

©encfdifla.  ^ommt,  fommt  I^inmeg, 

^rinseffin,  la^i  @ud)  Bitten  — 

Slbelc.  ^iefe§  ^inb  ~ 


^iinftcr  2tft.    (£rftc  Scene  117 

^d)  glaiibc  mxtixd)  —  bicfca  ^inb  —  ift  tot ! 
aBulfnot ! 

(2Btrft  ft^  il6er  ba§  Sett.) 

6citcf(^oa.        O  bie§  ift  fdjliinmcr,  a(a  id)  bad)te. 

(*aufe.) 
SIbcte  (rtcfitet  ft(5  auf  ttile  oeifteSafeloefenb).    2Ber  DOH  did)  faCjte  baa?  — 

5tncc.  2Ba§,  tcure  i^crriny 

2Bq§  ^ortet  S^r? 
M  5lliclc.  (5§  fngte  jemanb,  ^arolb  — 

I      ^arolb  i[t  tot.  — 

Sconorc.  ^ein  einj'ger  fagte  fo.  5 

^Jlbclc.     |)aroIb  ift  tot. 

(©te  lommt  langfam,  in  bie  teere  2uft  ftarrenb,  nai^  fiom.) 

O^  bort  —  fcl)t  ba§  —  fe^t  ba§  — 
g  mkt.     23a§  fe^t  S^r  bort? 

P  3tbctc.  Gin  trcitcS  —  fireiteg  ^^elb, 

9ting§um  boll  Stoten  —  unb  in  i()rer  ^Jhtte  — 
iDort  —  bort  —  o  bort  —  met)  mir,  mx  tijat  xijm  ba§?      lo 
9(licc.     2Ba§?  gut'cjer  |)immet,  iDa»? 
Scncft^ott.  O,  biefer  ©eift 

I^ait  groufenooHcn  Strgang  im  3iifiinftigen. 
5{bctc.    D  —  tDie  cntftcllt  ba§  teiirc  ^Ingcfic^t  — 
6rab'  in  fcin  ^Xuge  fd)offcn  fie  bcii  '^^fciI, 
Sen  fd)rcdlic^en,  roarum  benn  in  bic§  5(uge,  ^5 

^n  bie^  gcUebte  —  trautcftcr  ©cmal)l  — 

iSie  tniet  nieber  unb  mnd)t  cine  Webevbe,  a(3  ofc  jemanb  ant  93oben  bor  i^t  lage.) 

IiJconore.     ^iniDcg  jc^t,  mit  (Sen^alt. 
(Sie  faffen  9tbele  unter  ben  9lrmen.) 

2Ibclc.  5icin,  lafU  mid)  bei  if)m, 

9tcif?t  mic^  nid)t  fort !  (Scf)t  if)r  ben  9Jeiter  nic^t, 
^er  bort  fjerangefprengt  tommt?    |)alt  —  l^olt  auf  — 


118  fjarolb 

^alt  auf  bein  9lo^  —  e§  tritt  auf  xijw  —  o  |)immel  - 
©d)Iag'  bein  ^\\ix  guritcf,  baf5  i^  bi^  fenne ! 
3e[u§  erbarme  bid),  eg  i[t  mein  25ater ! 
3ur  9lulje,  2;rauter,  gieb  gur  9iul}e  ®i(^, 
3tbelc  fommt,  bic^  in  ben  ©cf)Iaf  p  tt)iegen  — 
^cf)  fomme  —  i6)  fomme  — 

(JJcrwanMung  ol^ne  5t»ifcl]cn»orlian3.    ©eioitterftunn.) 


^roeitc  Scene 

®a8  @d){ad)tfelb  tion  §a[ting§,  5«arf)t.  S)en  a)?ittelgrunb  bcr  S3ut)nc 
bilbet  eine  ^iigelige  Satibfd)aft,  in  beren  §intergrunbe  man  baS 
Men  fiel)t;  na<i)  ttorne  gu  fatten  bie  §uge(  in  einjelnen  fd^roffen 
t^elfen  ah,  beren  etner  eine  l^oI)Ienavtige,  bunfle  Sertiefnng  am  gu§e 
geigt;  cin  gelfenfteig  feitet  au§  bem  3JfitteIgrunbe  jum  flad^en 
SSorbergrunbe  ber  53ut)ne  ^erab. 

€rfter  ^luftritt 

©t)t!^0,  ©tiganb,  bcr  Stit  Don  ^t)bc  (fommen  bon  Itn!§,  f^loarj  Bcrmumint. 
S)er  ?ttit  unb  Stiganb  init  g-nctein). 

mt      ©diraarj    tcie    ba§    ©djicffal    ©nglanbS   tft   bie 
mad)t  — 
<^Dmmt  mit  ber  ^add,  lafU  un§  fud)en  l^ier. 
©tiflonb.    Sd)  flird)te  fel)r,  ba[5  toir  il;n  nimmer  finben  — 
-^      gin  ^-Pfeil  jerti^  fein  5tuge. 
lo  mt  ^a,  fo  ift'§. 

®tei  ©pannen  ragte  il)m  ber  ©c^aft  Dom  ^aupte  — 
@r  aber  ri^  i(}n  au§,  jerfnidte  it)n 


^linftcr  2lFt.    (^tpcite  Scene  119 

Unb  fdmpfte  [t^iiumcnb  tncitcr. 
Stiflonb.  8cincn  2ci6 

3cr[tampftcu  fcf)maf)Iirf)  bic  9tormanncr='Kolfc. 
^bt.    ^a  —  iDcnn  lUB  Untcr[tutunui  tam  aiiy  Sonbmi, 

2)ann  f)atten  tutr  bic  Sc{)Iacf)t ;  luofjl  brcimal  luaiibt'  er 

2)a§  blutbcftromtc  C'^aupt  nad;  Sonbon  ju  —  S 

Unb  niemanb  tam.  — 
&titt)a.  ©ic  liefjcn  if)rcn  ^onig 

^uIfIo§  im  @tic^  —  fie  luerben  e§  bercuen. 
%bt  (jeiflt  nocf)  oben).    2)Drt  mu^  e§  fetH  —  ^iitt  aw  bcm  9faube 
broben 

^er  ^clfcn  ftanb  bcr  iBnig  in  ber  @d)(arf)t  — 

Unb  bort  Derfauf  mir  fein  umlorftc^  -S^^iiiipt-  lo 

©tigonb  (ju  mm)-   SBenn  ^^r  (&u6)  [tart  fiif^lt,  6rd[in,  fommt 
l^tnauf. 

(©tiganb  unb  ber  Slbt  Betteten  ben  ©teig,  ber  am  gelfen  emporfii^rt,  ®5tf)a  tritt 
plbf  (icf)  nuf  bie  SGertiefung  im  getfen  ju,  beuflt  fief)  einen  ^tugenMicf  jur  Srbe, 
brilctt  bann  bie  ^cinbe  auf  bnS  .^-lerj  unb  bleibt  in  ti5tlicf)er  Grftarrung  fte^en.) 

©ijt^a.    O iDte  er  fetncm  toten  5>ater  gltid)! ! 

Slbt  (fliiftemb  ju  ©ttQanb).      'Bti)i  bort  —  f)brt  'QiVj  — 

©tigaitb.  ©ie  fanb  ben  ©of)n? 

Slbt.  @o  fc^cint'3. 

(Stiganb  unb  ber  9tbt  lommen  iurilcf,  treten  ju  ©^t^a  unb  taffen  ba§  Sic^t  i^rer 
(jacfeln  auf  ben  tn  ber  SJerttefung  be6  5elfen§  liegenben  toten  $aro(b  fallcnl. 

@l)t^O  (fniet  3u  ^orotb  nieber).     ^d)  ttjat  bit  IDC^,  lt)etl  bu  lllir  IDC^ 

get^an  — 
O  jammer,  ba^  e§  mar  in  letter  Stunbe  —  >S 

S)u  meincS  ©d)D^e6  ©tolj  —  mein  ©ofjn  —  mein  <So^n  — 
©tigonb  (fcf)iud),\enb).    9iimm  biefe  Ic^tcn  Sljrdnen  beine»  JJoIfia, 
2)en  einj'gen  Sdjmucf,  ben  e§  in  feincni  Slenb, 
(Seliebter  ^onig,  bir  nod)  fd;cnfen  fann. 


120  V^axolb 


^tpciter  2tuftntt 

SBil^Clm,  Oho,   diaittlp^,   WlontQOmcvtf  (fommen  auf  bem  obern  SRnnbe 
ber  geljen  ijon  rec^tS.    Ginige  tragen  gacletn). 

9l6t.    S(|  fef)e  ^adeln,  l^ore  5!Jien[d)en[timmen  — 
|)ebt  Quf,  it)ir  tragen  tl)n  fjinmeg  — 

(Jer  SXbt  unb  ©ttganb  legen  §anb  an  |ioroIb,  urn  i^n  fortjutrogen.) 
aStl^cIm  (beugt  fic^  bon  oben  iiber  bie  getfenmnnb).      ^alt  bo  !  — 

2Ber  tft  ber  Slote,  ben  i^r  bort  beftattet? 
StW,    @ott  fei  un§  gncibig  —  ber  ^iormannenl^erjog ! 

(@ie  tteten  son  bem  Sei^nam  juritct.) 

SBU^cIm.     2Ber  tft'g? 

6Jl)t^a  (et^efit  ft^,  trltt  in  btn  SSorbergrunb).      ©te!^  tr^n  btr  an,  tt)enn 

5  bu  e§  tnagft. 

SiMl^cIm.    ©prad^  ba  ein  2Beib? 

Dbo.  Unb  eine§  2Beibe§  ^ed^eit ! 

2a^t  mi(!)  boc^  fef)n  — 

(Dbo  unb  aiabul^^  fteigen  ben  ^fab  l^inob,  Dbo  tet^t  (Sl)t5a  bie  ^Me  som  ^QUjit.) 

OJtjt^fl.  ^iun,  Obo,  lennft  bu  m\6)? 

Dio,    @raf  (SobiDinS  333eib ! 

@t)t^ii.  Unb  3J?utter  feiner  ©6|ne ! 

SSBil^efnt  (ber  unterbeffen  ntit  SKontgomert)  gleirfifattS  ^entntergeftiegen  ift). 

10      Safjt  m\6)  ba§  ^ntlit^  bie[e§  Soten  [e^n  — 
33orit)drt§  bie  gacfein ! 
9fobuHj^  (leuc^tet  auf  c->oroib).    ©nob'ger  |)err,  er  tft'§ ! 
2B»^clm.     |)ab'  id)  bii^,  C>oi'oIb!     5ln  bem  ©tranb  be§ 
9Jieere§, 
SSd  e§  am  obeften,  ba  fc^arrt  i^n  ein ! 
IS      (Sin  gret)el  mdr'S  an  d)ri[tlid)em  23egrabni§, 

SSenn  e§  iljm  miirbe  —  ©rcifin,  l)cU  (&nd)  fort  — 


^unftcr  nn.    gtDctte  Scene  121 

^arolb  Mcibt  l)kx. 

@ebt  mcinert  ©o^n  mtr,  unb  id)  flc^e  (jin, 

©tiimm  —  faflc  nid)t3  Don  allcbem, 

2Ba5  id)  (Sud)  fagen  tounte  — 
Dbo.  |)6rt  bie§  SScib ! 

^er  |)er3og  foil  fie  fiird)ten? 
@j)tl)o.  2ad)e  nur !  5 

S)ein  ^err  dcrftef)t  mid)  raofjl. 
aSiUlclnt.  S8et  ©otteS  ©(an.^, 

Slrcibt'^  nic^t  511  weit  —  id)  fag'  (Sud),  ber  ^JJeincib'ge  — 
@»)t^a.      2Bil[)cIm,    ruf    ©ott    nid)t    lead)    niit    bcincm 
Sd)iuiir ! 

6»  fommt  bie  ©tunbc,  fd)rcdlidjer  nl»  biefe, 

SSo  nid)t§  bein  ,C')eer  bir  (jilft  unb  nid)t§  bein  ©ieg,  10 

Unb  nid)t»  ber  3:roft,  ben  5lrglift  bir  erfann  ! 

S^ann  iDirb  fcin  ^(ngefic^t  bir  ©ott  Derf)iiIIen, 

(5d)n)ar3,  fc^redlid),  mk  in  biefer  graufen  '>Rad)t, 

5tuf  (Siner  2Sage  n)irb  er  bann  eud)  tndgen, 

9tobert  unb  bic^  unb  ^arolb,  meinen  ©Df)n  —  15 

IRobulp^.    ©tia,  2Baf}n=^rop^etin. 
^jjt^o.  Unb  ^ufammen  il^t, 

3f)r  werbct  Ieid}ter  fein  !    9tobcrt  unb  2BiU)eIm, 

93erberber  unb  3e^ftorer  mcines  C<-iuff§/ 

®ie  ifjr  in§  ernfte  Slngcfic^t  beio  SobeS 

3n  liigen  roagt  — 
Cbo.  ^iird)tct  ben  3orn  bea  C>*^^5og§ !  20 

@^t^o.    5I(^,  2^Dr,  bu  ^aft  noc^  nid)t  mc  id)  gcftanben 

33ci  3tt)ei  Dcrlornen  @5^nen ;  fiird)t'  er  mid), 

2Benn  ©ott  er  fur^tet ! 
233il^clm.  ©old)  ein  rafcnb  2Beib 


122  ^arolb 

2Bagt  mc^x  aU  stuanjig  9}Mnner.    ©el^t  ^f)v  nun? 
@»jt^fl.   9Zid)t,  df  bu  meinen  ©oI)n  mir  gieb[t  —  ic^  fcf)tt)or'§ ! 
aBil^etm.    Unb  e^'  nirf)t  ©ott  ein  fid)tbar  3ei(^en  t^ut, 

@eb'  i(^  ben  ©o^n  bir  nid)t ;  id)  f d)tDor'§ ! 


Drttter  Zluftrttt 

®Cr  Senefc^aU  (fommt  ben  ©telg  5eroB  ju  ben  toorigen). 

aSil^ctm.  2Ba§  brtngt  un§ 

5     S)er  ©enefi^on  mtt  foldier  biiflren  W\tm? 
@cnef(^ott.    5Jiit  biiftrer  5JZiene  biiftre  ^unbe,  §err. 
SBit^clm.    SSon  roo  tommt  eure  5^unbe? 
©encfc^oa.  lug  9louen : 

Ibele  —  eute  f;oIbe  S£od;ter  —  ftorb. 

a33U^cIm  (t)ert)ullt  ftd^  bie  Stugen).      2:Dt !  — S)ad)te   ftc  nD(^ 

fterbenb  i^reS  S5ater§? 
lo  ©cttcf^aK.    (Sin  Dlame  ttjo^nte  auf  ben  bleii^en  Sippen, 
Sn  taufenb  ©c^merjen  toufeubfad)  genannt  — 

SBil^elm.     2)er  3^Qme? 

©cncfc^oa.  |)err  — 

SBil^cIm.  2)er  IRame? 

©cnef(!^oa»  ^atolb. 

29i5i%Im.  C'fli^olb!  — 

©ebt  biefer  ^rou  ben  £eid)nam  il;re§  ©ot;ne§. 

(SBot^ang  fdnt.) 


NOTES 


NOTES 


^CrfonClHJCr5Cirf)ni;8,  Dramatis  Persona  ;  list  of  characters. 

6buari).  This  name  has  in  German  three  syllables,  but  in  this 
drama  we  occasionally  find  that  it  must  be  pronounced  nearly  as 
in  English,  as  a  dissyllable.     So  page  44,  line  6. 

@))tl)a,  pronounce  Glieetah,  a  Scandinavian  (Danish)  name. 

Slbclc,  pronounce  according  to  German  rule,  the  accent  resting 
on  the  second  syllable. 

@rof  Guftod)  Don  iPoulonnc.  Pronounce  (Suftac^  like  a  German 
word,  but  i^oillogne  as  in  French:  Boolonye. 

^cr  3cucfd)all,  a  court  officer,  master  of  ceremonies,  etc.  In 
efc^atl  we  have  the  same  old  German  word  (Sc^alt,  servant,  as  in 
marshal  (Old  and  Middle  High  German  Marescalc). 

iHobert  DOM  ^Wt'^OC)^,  Pronounce  the  given  name  as  in  Ger- 
man (cf.  Suftad)  above),  but  the  name  of  the  place  as  in  French: 
Zhiimeedyzh  (zh  =1  j  in  measure). 

®cr  5ttit  bcl  StloftCtiS  ^QilC,  a  historical  person.  Pronounce 
§t)be  as  in  English. 

9l(tCC,  pronounce  Alee'ce. 


ACT   I 

Stage  direction.  J'CWftcrttiaitb  is  simply  the  wall  pierced  by 
windows  in  the  background,  hence  the  same  as  ^interinaub,  in  front 
of  which  there  is  an  extended  platform,  (Jftrabc,  dais,  the  place  for 
the  liege-lord  or  sovereign  and  his  immediate  followers. 

The  scene  is  in  Dover,  and  it  should  be  remembered  that  Dover 
was,  and  is  even  now,  the  regular  starting-point  for  travelers  to  the 
continent  by  way  of  Calais  or  Boulogne.  The  Count  of  Boulogne, 
on  his  return  to  Boulogne,  naturally  passed  through  Dover. 

125 


126  NOTES  [P.  3-4 

5(ft,  instead  of  Stufjug.  On  the  other  hand  the  author  uses 
Sluftritt  for  ®cene,  which  latter  is  often  used  for  it  by  other  drama- 
tists. 2(uf5Ug,  from  auf3ict)en,  is  the  time  between  the  rising  and 
falling  of  the  curtain.  Sift  denotes  the  action  during  this  time,  and 
in  like  manner  Sluftritt,  from  auftreten,  the  appearance  of  the  actors 
in  successive  scenes.  The  ©cenc,  properly  speaking,  is  the  stage 
itself  and  its  more  or  less  varying  appearance.  Accordingly,  in 
Act  II,  the  author  uses  this  term  at  the  beginning  of  the  act,  and 
again,  when  the  scene  is  shifted  to  London,  page  37,  at  the  end  of 
the  fourth  SCuftrttt  of  the  first  @cenc.  This  different  use  of  ©ceite 
and  ^2luftritt  is  original  with  this  author. 


Pa^e  3.  — I.  9Jo^  immcr  fc^c  ii^,  I  still  see. 

3.  Uin  ©rofen,  etc.,  an  unusual  form  for  Ultt  bc8  ©rafen,  but 
justified  by  the  use  of  @raf,  in  the  nominative,  as  a  title,  without 
article. 

4.  S'Jorf)  imnter  ?  expressed  as  a  question,  and  therefore  emphatic : 
Still, you  say?  —  %XO\t  ber  ^erjcn^armttt,  consolation  of  a  shallow 
heart.  Gytha  means :  Only  a  shallow  heart  will  throw  off  so  soon, 
if  at  all,  the  gloomy  cloud  of  melancholy  due  to  the  death  of  a 
beloved  husband. 

7.  Derlorctt,  the  auxiliary  fjabt  is  understood. 

9.  legt  eitt  3)io§  bcr  S^roucr  an.    Note  that  ber  Srauer  is  a 

dative.     Let  there  be  a  litnit  to  your  grief  (lit.,  "mourning"). 
12.  bitterer,  here  adverb. 

Page  4.  —  I.  ^te§  rtiei^etioKe  Qhtgcfi^t . . .  gerr'tt,  more  quick- 
ly distort  this  solenui  (li'eiljeOolle)  countenance  of  grief  into  the  grimace 
(&rtie,  "  mask  ")  of  fierce  hatred. 

4.  ^infant.  The  descriptive  force  of  the  prefixes  t)in,  away  from 
the  speaker,  f)er,  toward  the  speaker,  must  be  properly  understood. 

8.  bod)  .  .  .  fd)OU  ol^  iff)  =  bod)  fd)on  liiiuiev  ale-  id).  The  present 
tense  of  the  verb  is  required  when  the  time  mentioned  includes  the 
present  moment  (that  is,  at  the  time  of  speaking).  Sod),  in  a 
declarative  sentence,  is  either  "yet"  or  "after  all,"  but  its  meaning 
changes  when  such  a  sentence  expresses  an  implied  question.     Cf. 


r.5-6]  NOTES  127 

page  1 1 6,  line  17.  (Scf)On  is  often  used  when  time  is  mentioned.  E.g. 
3cl)  \vo\)\\c  Ijier  id)on  ^el)ii  3al)re. 

13.  (It  Icbtc  .  .  .  nid)t,  a  past  subjunctive  =  ev  ipiirbe  nid}t .  . . 
Icbeii.  There  should  be  an  inversion  of  verb  and  subject  (lebte  er), 
but  the  present  order  is  purposely  used  for  emphasis. 

15.  burtf)  tticn  bcnu,  fy  wAom,  pray?  This  expletive  benn, 
though  it  may  occasionally  be  rendered  by  English  "  then,"  answers 
more  exactly  to  a  phrase  like :  "  I  should  like  to  know,"  or  "in  the 
world,"  sometimes  to  "pray." 

18.  '^'xt  nad)  il)m  flrtff,  clutched  at;  nac^  ettt)a§  greifen,  "to  reach 
for  it;"  ctum»5  ciH]Vciicii,  "to  seize  it." 

20.  mit^te,  not  "must,"  but  ought  to  be;  the  force  of  the  sub- 
junctive. 

22.  ^ctt  clCltbcit,  i.e.  9JJcnfdjcn.  She  supplies  an  adjective  to 
ben  !i)fcnfd)cn,  because  she  does  not  admit  the  general  truth  of  the 
remark. 

Paj?e  5.  —  2.  %\i  cr  glcid)  fdjJUat^.  The  position  of  the  finite 
verb  shows  that  roenn  is  implied.  This  with  gleid)  makes  lt)enn= 
gleid)  (=:  obgleid)) ;  i.e.  obgletd)  er  fd)Riad)  ift.  .  . 

3.  (i^Utmiittg,  good-ftatured.  This  word  corrects  the  previous 
statement.     There  is  a  great  difference  between  gut  and  gutmiitig. 

4.  ift,  note  position  by  poetic  license. 

7.  t>\X  jwngc^  ^"ISf  '^^re,  young  sprig  or  scion. 

10.  ^an)Of)l,  yes  indeed. 

11.  This  line  shows  a  regular  future  ttJcrb'  fcttt,  and  the  present 
fant^jfcn  Wir  used  as  a  future.  Unless  there  is  danger  of  ambiguity 
the  latter  form  is  just  as  good  as  the  former,  and  often  preferable. 

Pa^e  6.-2.  9i^ie  bcittt  511 ...  for  2Ba8  bcn!t . .  .  oon. 

4.  luorb  for  luurbe,  the  only  form  used  in  conversation.  —  frcntb, 
estranged. 

5.  fal)  for  ^abe  ic^  .  .  .  gefe'^cn.  The  poet  uses  the  imperfect 
repeatedly  as  a  past  definite.  In  the  absence  of  such  a  special 
tense,  German  usage  prefers  the  past  perfect.  In  English  the 
past  tense,  so  called,  stands  more  generally  for  a  past  definite. 
Cf.  "I  saw  him  last  night,"  and  3d)  Ijabe  il)n  geftein  '3lbenb  gcje^en. 
Also,   "He  ditd  yesterday,"  Gr  ift  gefteni  geftovbcii.     The  student 


128  NOTES  [P.  7-8 

should  notice  these  differences,  but  no  further  note  will  be 
given. 

9.  ber  ^'''•'Wft'tt  5lrt,  the  manner  of  the  French.  There  was  at  the 
time  still  a  marked  difference  between  French  and  Nornum,  but  in 
this  passage  it  is  not  recognized,  for  evidently  Norman  and  French 
are  here  treated  as  synonymous. 

The  German  Franks,  after  conquering  Gaul,  adopted  the  Latin 
speech  of  the  conquered.  In  course  of  time  Frankish  became 
Fretich,  and  Frankenland,  or  Francia,  France.  The  Nor??ians 
{==  Northmen,  i.e.  Norwegians  and  Danes)  came  later,  conquered  a 
part  of  Northwestern  Gaul  (or  Neustria)  and  called  it  Normandie. 
France  properly  speaking  was  limited  to  the  country  around  Paris. 

13.  Ctll  Ottberer,  that  is,  another  @raf,  her  son  Harold,  or  her 
late  husband. 

14.  3unt  ®ru^  ^  this  (=  this  bow)  for  a  greeting,  "accept  this 
as  a  greeting,"  trans.  We  present  our  respects.  —  Sdj^dgCfttt, 
sister-in-law.  It  does  not  appear  that  there  was  at  this  time  any 
relationship  between  Gytha  and  the  earls  of  Mercia.  In  about 
1064  Harold  married  a  sister  of  the  Earls  Edwin  and  Morcar,  — 
but  this  was  ten  years  before  the  present  meeting. 

Page  7.-6.  aSittwe  is  in  the  dative  after  auftc^t  =  gejiemt 
(becomes'). 

7.  SSct  %x^\\t^  ©tailj,  Par  la  splendeur  de  Dieu,  "By  God's 
splendor,"  a  favorite  oath  of  William  the  Conqueror,  and  very 
common  at  the  time. 

12.  '1)0^  Wiittf  d)t'  \6),  bo§,  etc.,  I  would  like  this,  (namely)  that,  etc. ; 
inunjc^t'  is  the  past  subjunctive. 

23.  See  Introduction,  page  x. 

26.  S3Iaft  fid)  ...  an  (anbtajen,  to  fan  by  blowing);  trans,  such 
reflexive  forms  by  a  passive  or  by  a  paraphrase. 

Page  8.-4.  ttjcit  bo§  (^-rcmbc  man,  for  the  regular:  'mtM  tnan 

ba§  f^vembe,  —  to  suit  the  meter. 

7.  ftd)'§  fiinbe,  cf.  note,  page  7,  line  26. 

16.  @c,5icinc,  subjunctive  dependent  on  ntCUlC,  which  suggests 
the  possibility  of  a  doubt.     Cf.  "I  am  inclined  to  think." 


p.  »-12]  NOTES  129 

rage  9.  —  6.  ,^u  Uitrctf)t  =  mit  Uure cl)t. 

lo.  ^rum  Wollt,  Jvollt  is  here  the  imperative,  like  French  veuil- 
Uz,  English  "be  pleased." 

12.  an  niibrcm  =  an  eincm  onbern. 

i8.  c^  borf  nidjt  fcill.  Xiirfen  never  means  "dare."  It  often 
has  the  force  of  must,  so  here,  though  generally  it  is  "may"  or  "be 
permitted." 

19.  Tflt()t'  id)  C^  bof^.  A  sentence  beginning  like  a  question 
and  ending  with  bod)  has  the  force  of  an  explanatory  assertion  = 
It  is  as  I  thought,  or  exactly  as  I  supposed. 

Page  10.  —  7.  ttJCi^  id)  jo,  here  ja  answers  to  English  "you 
know,"  although  it  may  not  be  best  to  so  translate  it.  The  sense 
is,  "  What  is  the  use  of  telling  me  what  I  know  as  well  as  you  do.?" 
Trans.  You  tell  me  nothing  new. 

8.  ru^igcn  SB(ute§,  calmly,  an  adverbial  genitive  which  is  fre- 
quent in  German  and  generally  answers  to  a  Latin  ablative. 

21.  bo^  in  a  request  or  command  answers  to  do!  or  pray! 

26.  Siton  fciltcr  'iOfuttCr  J)Cr,  inherited  from  his  mother;  note  the 
force  of  l)er,  the  opposite  of  ^in.  Cf.  note,  page  4,  line  4;  also  In- 
troduction, page  ix  and  xi. 

Page  11.  —  2.  -^tt  2cl)tt  =  at?  eiit  ?ef)en,  as  a  fief. 

5.  fdiroiirt  nttttt  fclbft  =  unrb  Don  bent  i>afaUen  felbjt  gefd)nioren. 
Cf.  man  fagt  =  t^  luivb  nejagt.  The  presence  of  the  vassal  at  the 
conferring  of  the  fief  was  absolutely  required,  because  he  had  to 
take  the  oath  as  vassal  in  return  for  the  fief;  hence  ?cf)n?eib. 

6,  7.  The  regular  prose  would  be:  ^ann  e6  auf  \>ix  2Belt  eineii 
unfd)ulbigeren  2lnla^  gcben  al3  biefcn? 

10.  owf  mcJltcr  23wrg,  goes  with  id),  not  with  Sinlafi,  /,  in  my 
castle,  refuse,  etc.     The  other  sense  would  require  the  accusative. 

16.  Gr  roft  .  .  .  jyerbcrbcn.  The  intransitive  rafen  is  here  used 
poetically  as  a  transitive.  In  prose:  2)urd^  fetn  9iafcn  ftiirjt  er 
end)  alle  in^  S^erberben. 

25.  bC'3  lfi?iUc  =  beffen  Siflc. 

Page  12.  —  2.  When  it  is  desired  to  place  the  finite  verb  at 
the  beginning  of  the  sentence,  for  the  purpose  of  emphasis,  the 


130  NOTES  [P.  13-16 

expletive  c8  should  stand  before  it.  E.g.  Said  the  father  =  (Ss 
fagte  ber  3}ater.  Fiat  lux!  (Latin)  =  Let  there  be  light!  =  gg 
iDerbe  lHcf)t! 

3.  brinncnb  ;  the  omission  of  um  is  a  poetical  license. 

4-  28a§  =  Saritm.  This  use  of  raaS  is  probably  due  to  French 
influence  in  the  use  of  que. 

6.  gefleibct  =  gugeridjtet  {fixed). 

1 1,  feitnte,  note  this  past  subjunctive  =  er  VDiirbe  fennen.  —  9?un 

fllfo,  i«ell  then. 

Page  13. —  I.  9KcitttS^r,  tuir  pttClt  ^t\\.  The  subjunctive 
l^atten  is  not  sufficiently  accounted  for  by  the  doubt  implied  in 
SWeint  3f)V.  It  is  rather  due  to  a  rhetorical  fiction,  as  though  the 
speaker  were  quoting  the  language  of  another,  hence  it  is  the  sub- 
junctive of  indirect  speech  (pratio  obliqua), 

2.  9Jttlt  banit,  7uell,  iti  that  case  .  .  . 

7.  9Zotitr(td)  =  freilid),  0/  course. 

21.  ^cr  SBurff^C,  the  lad  (the fellow).  The  term,  being  conde- 
scending, is  offensive. 

Page  14. —  6.  mOC^t  Un§  ^-^XtiXiSzX,  furnish  us  lodgings  and 
food. 

7.  ^ubeniJ^fcn,  He  calls  the  English  so  because  they  wore 
their  hair  long. 

21.  ^!^r  \ai\t  t§  an,  from  an^e'^en,  to  be  an  eye-witness,  to  behold, 
look  at. 

Page  15.  —  20.  ^reilid^   'tiQ^\    here  boc^   merely   strengthens 

freilid),  surely,  of  course. 

23.  burd)fd^itttrC,  cause  to  tremble  (burd)  gives  greater  force  to 
the  verb),  a  subjunctive  like  jd)lTttebe  in  line  21,  denoting  purpose. 

25.  'J)en,  here  a  relative  pronoun.  Hence  the  omitted  auxiliary 
should  stand  last  in  the  sentence. 

Page  16.  —  5.  jdtK^^t  t^nt,  welcomes  him  with  shouts  of  joy ; 
the  regular  form  is  jujauc^jen.  The  omission  of  the  separable 
prefix  is  a  poetical  license. 

7.  9!ac[j,  in  the  sense  of  "according  to,"  often  follows  the  noun; 
trans,  by  his  name. 


p.  17-21]  NOTES  131 

11.  Stuf  ciicr  bcibcr  =  oiif  cuerc  beibcn.  Guer  and  bciber  are 
genitives.     (Suor  for  ciierer  or  eurer. 

12.  X)Cnn,  here  nearly  the  same  as  then,  when  unemphatic; 
literally  bciut  is  "  therefore,"  or  "  hence,"  never  "  then  "  referring  to 
time  (bann). 

1 8.  (3(()cQc,  a  small  handbell,  round  like  a  shell,  here  contrasted 
with  the  big  bell,  @lo(fe,  in  the  belfry.  At  mass  the  ringing  of  a 
small  bell  indicates  the  most  solemn  moment  of  the  ceremony,  and 
the  latter  is  also  proclaimed  by  the  tolling  of  the  big  bell. 

Page  17.  —  5.  ^cifdjt  =  uerlatiflt.  §ciid)en  is  almost  obsolete 
in  ordinary  speech.  Originally  eiW)en,  this  word  betrays  its  re- 
lationship to  ask.     The  h  was  added  arbitrarily. 

7.  SBringc  id)  ben  23cfct)ctb  =  5olI  id)  ben  33efd)cib  bringcn? 
©oUen  like  roerben  may  be  implied  in  the  present  tense  of  a  verb. 
There  is  an  emphasis  on  ben. 

12.  jcbc^  cin^'gc,  more  correctly  jebcS  einjelnc. 

16.  ntit,  in  this  line  is  an  ethical  dative,  or  "dative  of  interest." 
This  form  is  not  infrequent  with  English  poets,  and  is  found  even 
in  prose,  for  instance  in  Shakespeare's  plays. 

19.  ^tx\xiiViV\i^t)X^yX)^'^\tX,  Uz.Vl%.  of  French  sycophanU.  ^U^p= 
ter,  a  go-between  for  immoral  purposes. 

Page  18.  —  II.  2S3a!§  bann?  Note  here  the  difference  from 
benn  ;  bann  is  then  or  in  that  case.     Cf.  note,  page  4,  line  1 5. 

Page  19.  —  5.  ttJOflt  mir  boc^.  Cf.  note,  page  9,  line  10,  and 
note,  page  ic,  line  21. 

10.  This  construction  is  permitted  only  in  poetry  or  poetic  prose. 
The  regular  construction  requires  the  infinitive  at  the  end  of  the 
clause  or  sentence. 

13.  $Jn  :=  in  the  person  of. 

Page  20.  —  5.  A  line  of  thirteen  syllables.  The  meter  is  defec- 
tive. 

7.  ob  is  sometimes,  as  here,  used,  with  increased  effect,  instead 
of  obglcid). 

Page  21.  — 2.  @on3  Olfo  ttJOr§?     Was  it  just  so?     2lt|o  stands 


132  NOTES  [P.  22-29 

here  for  fo,  and  gan5  for  quite.  SHfo  occurs  for  fo  in  poetical 
language.     It  is  otherwise  obsolete  in  this  sense. 

15.  obcrtoufcnb  =  unb  nod)  etn  taufenb.  Cf.  "thousands  and 
thousands." 

20.  ^tfv  tt>i|t  tntr'§  ^onf,  J'ou  feel  that  you  owe  me  thanks.  — 
i»o^  it^  .  .  .  fc^c  =  ba^  \i)  tl)ue,  al^  ob  tc^  Suc^  nidjt  fe'^e. 

Pa^e  22.  —  15.  im  ®toU,  i.e.  in  etnem  ^ferbe=  or  ^u'^pall,  like 
a  low-born  wretch.  —  bodj  :=  I  suppose  or  I  hope. 

Page  23.  —  4.  Grlif^oft.     Cf.  note,  page  II,  line  5. 
18.  ttiit  @ott  =  urn  @otte«tt)iIIcn  (nnt  —  mitten,  preposition  with 
genitive). 

Page  24.  —  9.  SBcrlufttg  fctncr  ©iitcr,  fctitcr  fic^cn,  to  have 

forfeited  his  estates  and fefs.  ©liter,  estates,  and  Jetjcn,  fiefs,  here 
mean  the  same,  because  feudal  usage  placed  the  paramount  owner- 
ship of  all  landed  property  in  the  king. 

12.  I.e.  if  he  shall  be  found  on  the  fourth  day  in  England. 

16.  2lU£>  (^nabcn,  as  an  act  of  7nercy.  In  this  and  a  few  similar 
expressions  we  have  the  old  dative  of  feminine  nouns.  Cf.  auf 
Srben,  and  Dorf)anben,  page  8,  line  8. 

Page  25.  —  10.  ttjar,  we  may  supply  botnats. 
16.  iljrer,  note  the  case  and  number.     The  spaced  eine  shows 
that  this  word  is  to  be  emphasized. 

Page  26.  —  6.  ©cifcttt ;  we  now  distinguish  between  bte  ©eifef, 
hostage,  and  bte  ©ei^et,  scourge.  The  verb  gei^elll  appears  on 
page  27,  line  18. 

Page  28.  —  i.  ttio^rc  =  bewatjre. 


ACT   II 

GrftC  ©CCttC.     Cf.  note,  page  126. 

Page  29.  —  i.  ^cr^cngfcclcn,  My  darling  friends,  a  rather 
unusual  term  of  endearment.  With  the  genitive  §er5en§  a  number 
of  similar  compounds  are  formed:  e.g.  §er^ensfinb,  ^erjcnisfrcunb 
=  "darling  child,"  "dearest  friend,"  etc. 


p.  30-33]  NOTES  133 

4-  fiur,^  Ultb  fltlt,  proverbial  =  in  brief,  briefly. 

10.  Siricj}!?rttt  flcl)oUcn  =  ^tiicfixJvat  foil  nel)altcii  tncrbcn,  in  the 
form  of  a  military  command,  Let  us  hold  a  council  of  war.  — 
^iana,  the  goddess  of  the  chase. 

12.  SUdlantC,  an  Arcadian  maiden,  skilled  in  hunting,  who  took 
part  in  the  chase  of  the  Calydonian  boar.  There  was  another 
Atalante,  the  swift-footed  Boeotian  princess,  who  overcame  her 
suitors  in  the  race,  until  Tlippomenes  conquered  her  by  a  stratagem. 

14.  ^(^  ttjct^  (fnd)  bcffcrc^  =  etiuaS  bcffcreis  fiir  Sud). 

Page  30.  —  10.  Cf.  page  29,  line  10. 

11.  Falcons  were  hooded  to  make  them  eager  for  the  chase 
when  the  game  came  in  sight. 

14.  belt.     Supply  another  ben  (or  benjenigert)  before  this. 

16.  Iicfo^'  (subjunctive),  indicates  that  the  speaker  admits  that 
all  she  has  was  given  her  by  her  father. 

19.  ben  briltflft  Ittir,  supply  bu,  and  cf.  page  17,  line  7. 
22.   5um  SBcgliirfcn,  a  play  on  the  word  Otiicf  of  the  preceding 
line;  begliideil,  to  confer  happiness. 

Page  31.  —  3.  Son  $lrtU§'  ^of,  i.e.  of  King  Arthur,  famous 
in  ancient  romance. 

4.  Soni  fianjclot.  The  definite  article  is  sometimes  used  before 
nouns  when  a  particular  and  well-known  person  is  meant.  Lancelot 
was  the  hero  of  a  story,  Ysolt  (or  Isolde)  the  heroine.  —  SDZctuftnc, 
a  sea-nymph,  the  reputed  ancestress  of  the  French  family  Lusignan. 
These  stories  were  becoming  widely  known  at  this  time. 

5.  mcincn  Sd)0^,  i.e.  Oon  9}Mrrf)cn,  my  hoard  of  fairy  tales. 

17.  ttiidifcn  ■=  wenn  mir  .  . .  tt3ud)fen.  Note  the  subjunctive  of 
condition;  but  we  may  also  take  Unid)fen  to  be  an  optative,  would 
that  wings  were  growing  on  my  shoulders.  —  fttcg  id)  =  Uiiirbe  ic^ 

[tcigen. 

Page  32.-15.  {cWc=I)at  gelcbt;  uittcrbci^?  =  untcrbeffcn,  in 
the  meantime. 

Page  33.  —  5.  an  btc  =  beina^e  or  faft.    Cf.  "going  on." 

7.  auf  bic  iBrautfaljrt,  on  a  search  for  a  bride,  on  a  wooing  tour. 


134  NOTES  IP.  34-40 

P.'ii^e  34.  —  I.  umfttltjlC  for  frone  (crown)  or  umgelie  (encircle). 
2.  niiirc,  the  subjunctive  of  quotation  (indirect  speech)  because 
the  reference  is  to  the  saying  of  others. 

lo.  fo,  supply  etlUaS,  anything  =.  any  more. 

Pag'e  35.  —  9.  ^dtto'jt  ^  master,  in  a  condescending  sense, 
hence  by  no  means  "  patron  " ;  trans,  iny  little  man. 

Page  36.-4.  Supply  more. 

7.  ®U  niir  entriffcn!  ?     Elliptlcally  as  in:  "You,  snatched  from 

me?!" 

8.  ttJO^re  for  bcttia{)re,  keep  safe. 

14.  ftod)  .  .  .  bic  <5cC,  embarked,  started  on  a  voyage. 

Page  37.  (3tt'Cite)  Scene,  as  on  page  29.  Cf.  remark  on  differ- 
ence between  ®cene  and  2Iuf tritt,  page  1 26. 

Page  38. —  I.  \Qt%\^\\i)txX\^,  surely,  3.\so  probably.  For  in- 
stance: (Sr  war  uioI)l  je^n  Sage  fran!,  "He  was  sick  for  some  ten 
days,"  where  some  =  probably.  Also :  S)aS  fann  >tiot)t  Xoa.\)X  jein, 
■where  we  may  use  luell^  ft)ol)I. 

10.  in  (Sntfe^cn,  in  horror.  The  bloody  deed  will  make  love 
end  in  horror  and  thus  kill  it. 

16.  e§  gc^e  um  fein  Seficn  =  jein  Scbcn  toare  in  @cfaf)r  (i.e.  at 
stake). 

17.  ttetBtdUd^t,  worn  out  (no  longer  of  any  use). 

Page  39.-2.  @ucr  SBcibcr.     Cf.  page  16,  line  II. 

8.  fto^en  is  the  special  hunting  term  when  a  bird  of  prey  darts 
upon  its  victim. 

9.  For  this  c§,  cf.  note,  page  12,  line  2. 

13.  bCtt  fitebe  ftcrbcn  ^ic|,  whom  love  bade  die,  i.e.  who  died  be- 
cause love  (for  the  human  race)  made  him  do  so. 

Page  40.  —  8.  C§  stands  for  something  indefinite.  Cf.  c8 
lautct,  "there  is  a  ringing  (of  a  bell)";  e§  l^ei^t,  "people  say." 

15.  I.e.  @in  gu  ntilber  9Jid)ter  fctn  ift  oud^  {likewise)  ungeredjt  fein, 
the  verb  to  be,  fein,  being  understood. 

.  19.  We  infer  from  the  question  that  the  king  had  ordered  the 
matter  to  be  once  more  investigated. 


p.  41-45]  NOTES  135 

29.  Hftifl  I(i(()C(nt).  The  feeble-minded  monarch  is  cunning 
enough  to  notice  the  embarrassment  of  his  troublesome  and 
ferocious  advisors.  This  fact  proves  that  he  may  yet  turn  against 
them.  —  '^Jo^  ttior'  .  .  .  fdjabc,  that,  of  course,  would  be  a  pity. 

Page  41.  —  8.  2Bcr  rict  .  .  .  iliub  ?  Who  gave  me  that  advise 
about  this  child? 

10.  bcnft,  with  a  genitive,  stands  for  gebcntt.  In  prose  the 
complement  of  betiten  is  an. 

Pag'e  42, —  13.  ntit,  here  adverbial  ^  along  with  others;  it  is 
elliptical  for  mit  bcn  anberiu  Hence:  Were  you  one  of  those  who 
saw  it  ? 

18.  ftc,  in  this  line,  is  awkward,  though  there  can  be  no  doubt  as 
to  its  meaning.  It  has  no  antecedent,  and  we  must  supply :  2)ie 
SSiirger  2)0Der8. 

Page  43.  —  6.  in  fiitftcn  gc^t  c§  «m  (in  ?iiften  =  in  ber  ?uft), 

there  is  something  uncatiny  {in  the  air).  This  is  the  sense  of  ge{)t 
urn.  The  subsequent  reference  to  the  bells  changes  the  general 
idea  into  a  definite  statement. 

10.  fii^rt,  indicative,  instead  of  the  subjunctive  fii^rc.  Sub- 
stitutions of  this  kind  are  frequent. 

12.  This  mixture  of  imbecility  and  pity  in  the  king  accords 
with  the  popular  impressions  of  him  as  found  in  the  chronicles  of 
the  time.  He  was  a  puppet  (cf.  page  23,  line  23)  in  the  hands  of 
the  Normans,  but  not  devoid  of  human  sympathy. 

Page  44.  —  6.  (Sbuarb,  here  a  word  of  two  syllables,  as  English 
Edward. 

22.  SdjottCtt  nur,  supply  fmb  and  remember  that  baj]  3)Zenjd)en 
ftnb  (line  21)  is  equivalent  to  'ba^  ti  9)ienid}en  giebt. 

Page  45.  —  4.  um  is  occasionally  equivalent  to  um  . . .  tPiUcn, 
"for  the  sake  of,"  or  ttJegen,  "on  account  of,"  but  it  always  governs 
the  accusative. 

11.  iRcbe  ftcljcn  =  auf  meine  ^^agfn  antroorten. 

15.  !fi?0£i  foU  wnS  ^oocr  I|icr,  supply  bcbeutcn;  what  does  Dover 

sigtiify  to  us  ? 


136  NOTES 


[P.  46-53 


Page  46.  —  i6.  tSgft  =  lageft,  subjunctive  following  a  wish 
(here  implied).  Eustach  had  stayed  behind  after  William  had  re- 
turned to  Normandy.  His  special  purpose  was  to  thwart  the 
plans  of  Harold  and  the  Anglo-Saxon  party. 

20.  fid)  ttcrflriff  (to  take  the  wrong  object),  made  a  mistake. 
23.  The  omission  of  the  article  is  a  poetical  license. 

Page  47.  —  18.  After  ^cr  supply  cin. 

Page  48.-7.  293ic^tC,  -wretch,  not  "wight."     In  Middle  High 
German  "wiht"  meant  both  "thing"  and  "person." 
8.  JOC^rC  =  'OtXXOt\)Xt,  prevetit  {will  prevent). 

Page  49.-7.  2SBcr  Bit^t  un§,  "who  will  atone  to  us,"  or  who 
will  indemnify  us.  This  use  of  the  verb  bii^eit  is  peculiar.  As  a 
transitive  verb  bu^eu  means  "  to  fine,"  ettieit  bii^en,  "  to  fine  one." 
As  an  intransitive  verb  bii^ctt  is  "to  do  penance,"  hence  33uge, 
repentance  or  act  of  expiation.  It  is  in  the  latter  sense  that  the 
verb  is  used,  but  with  the  additional  idea  of  "indemnity."  Cf.  (gr 
joU  mtr  bafiir  biifeen,  "He  shall  rue  it,"  or  "I'll  make  him  pay  for 
that." 

11.  la^t  =  la^t  ab,  desist. 

Page  50.  — II.  2)ic  SBu^c!  (cf.  page  49,  note  7)  we  may  trans- 
late by  the  penalty." 

Page  51.  —  8.  barf  ft,  cf.  note,  page  9,  line  18. 

12.  ttioQet  is  the  optative  subjunctive  (or  imperative).  Cf.  notes, 
page  9,  line  10  and  page  19,  line  5. 

16.  OUfgC^otlcn  =  bett)al)rt,  kept  safe.     Cf.  page  86,  line  12. 

Page  52.  —  2.  The  cr  refers  to  SBK^elm  in  the  next  line. 
10.  ©§  \)tx^i  =  e«  ift  basjelbe  lt)ie. 

12.  fiinbc  =  fenntUc^  mat^e,  make  known;  fiinbc  stands  here  for 
berfiinbe. 

21.  %tt  ZoA^itX  ttJCffCtt?  SBcffen  has  here  its  original  pronomi- 
nal character.  In  Scffeit  Sod^tev?  the  purely  pronominal  character 
of  the  word  merges  into  that  of  a  pronominal  adjective. 

Page  53.  —  5.  gcfett,  made  inviolable  by  a  charm. 

7.  @D  =  ta  bieS  fo  ift  (=  fid}  fo  uerf)alt),  as  this  is  so. 


p.  64-59]  NOTES  137 

8.  fo  .  .  .  fll^ ;  rt)ie  is  now  used  when  equality  of  conditions  is 
expressed.     Gr  i[t  jo  alt  luie  id) ;  but  er  ift  alter  ali<  id). 

9.  tpcnn  3l)r  "«'^  fcl)ft  =  aenii  3t)r  ittd)t  bet  unS  jcib;  fc^leu  = 
abuicjenb  fcin,  ^  be  absent. 

Page  54.  —  i.  bcfdjworcti,  here  =  ^eranfbefc^trijren.     3?efd)n)5= 

ten  alone  means  at  present  "to  remove  the  danger  by  conjuring  it," 
but  in  the  present  case  the  evident  meaning  is  to  conjure  up.  For- 
merly befd)H)iJren  alone  had  this  meaning. 


ACT   III 


Page  55.  —  2.  9i0UCtt,  the  capital  of  Normandy,  on  the  lower 
Seine,  near  Havre. 

8.  fid)  ouf  iicJt  2Bcg  mod^cn  =  btc  JReife  anfangcit,  ftd)  auf  bie 
9ieife  begebcn,  to  start  on  the  journey. 

Page  56.  —  i.  cittc  9)ieinmtfl  ctnf)o(ctt  =  3emanb  iim  feinc  9Jlei= 
niing  befragcn,  "to  ask  some  one  for  his  opinion."  The  verb  is  used 
with  reference  to  persons  in  authority,  to  courts,  judges,  experts, 
and  rulers. 

2.  25cnn  i(^  c§  i\\^i  =  tcenn  id)  e«  gctf)an  l^citte.  This  use  of  an 
imperfect  indicative  instead  of  a  pluperfect  subjunctive  is  imitated 
from  the  Latin. 

4.  &OttcS  Xob,  a  translation  of  the  French  oath   Mortdieu! 

Page  57.  —  15.  5'"^  S^eic  =  fiir  3Wei. 

Page  58.  —  i.  ©citug  gcroftct,  supply  3t)r  ^abt  or  2Bir  ^aben 
before  genug,  we  have  rested  enough. 

3.  \6)  mag  .  .  .  nti!)t  =  tc^  \)(xbt  teine  ?uft  ju,  don't  want  to. 

6.  ru^t  ftt^'§  =  man  ru^t.  Cf.  page  7,  line  26,  also  page  8, 
line  7. 

15.  c§  foUcn  .  . .  fcin  =  man  fagt  eS  jcien,  are  said  to  be. 

Page  59.  —  m-  a^nt  ntir  (a^nt  eS  tnir)  =  i^  ^abe  cine  ^T^nung, 

/  have  a  presentiment. 

17.  ttJcm  .  .  .  gilt  =  fiir  wen . . .  bcabftd}tigt  ift ;  gcUen,  (i)  "to  be 
worth,"  (2)  (with  a  dative)  "to  be  intended  for." 


138  NOTES  [P.  60-68 

19.  23Sa§  tfim  ?    993o§  Ittffcn  ?  (i.e.  wa9  untcrloffen  ?)  iv/iat  shall 

be  done ;  what  not  done  ? 

Page  60.  —  2.  SBog  ^\xd)i  uitb  Stttc  =  SBarum  ^oU  \6)  ^ier  an 
3uc^t  unb  @itte  bcnten?  2Sa8  denotes  indifference  in  the  phrase 
%6)  tt)a8!  "oh  pshaw!"  There  is  something  like  this  in  the  above 
expression.     3^^*'  ^^'^'^  breeding,  @itte,  good  morals. 

4.  The  verb  is  an'btttben.  The  preposition  an  is  used  with 
3ugel,  hence  am  BuflCtf  ^y  ^^^^  bridle. 

II.  ^emoitb  fitr  fret  l^oltcn  =  gtauben  ba^  er  unbej^ciben  ift; 
to  take  one  to  be  deficient  in  modesty.  Adele  wants  to  excuse  her 
seeming  forwardness. 

Page  61.  — I.  «)c:^rt  =  tteme^rt. 

7.  id)  fitrc^tc  nttl)t,  for  ic^  fur(f)te  niid^  ntt^t;  ftc^  fiirditen,  "to 
be  afraid,"  furd)ten,  "to  fear."—  Stage  direction:  fic^t  i^Jl  fliro^  Oil, 
i.e.  init  gro^en  Stugcn,  looks  at  him  with  wondering  eyes. 

Pag-e  62.  —  4-  3«  2anb  :^icr  for  I)ier  3U  ?anbe,  i.e.  bei  un8  in 
ber  9^ormanbte. 

11.  SScrtrOUen,  here  an  infinitive. 

12.  9?ad)  cigcncm  %x&\(!i\i  —  nad^  bent  tras  man  \tVotx  ift,  or  in  ftd^ 

l^at,  according  to  one's  otvn  character  (literally,  "contents"). 

Page  63.  —  5.  Gifenft^inimel,  iron  gray  horse. 

Page  64.-2.  9Jlcinettt)cgcii,  originally  oon  nteincn  SBegen, 
later  meincntwegen,  finally  nteinetwegen  =  'to,^  ift  mir  gteic^giittig, 
as  on  page  63,  line  10,  I  don'' t  care. 

6.  bo§  alleg  =  alle  biefe  3)ienf(i)en  unb  ^fcrbc. 
18.  ©0  =  in  bent  %oX\,  or  bann,  in  that  case. 

Page  66.  —  4.  fic^  in  translating  put  after  be6  5TJormanncn, 
16.    S8crIongt^§,  i.e.   e§  tierlangt  i^n,   an  impersonal  verb  =  er 
luiinfc^t  or  ^at  \i^%  Scrlangen,  is  anxioits  to  go. 

Page  67.  —  5.  2Birft  mid),  the  omission  of  the  bU  occurs  only 
in  familiar  talk,  caressingly. 

7.  .  .  .  2So§  "tiXX  fd)n)0^eft  =  How  you  talk! 

Page  68.- — 13.  Hbc  for  adieu  occurs  only  in  postry.  This  is 
a  popular  abbreviation ;  for  -ieu  is  in  German  io. 


p.  69-76]  NOTES  139 

Page  60.  —  3.  ^Ctt,  demonstrative  pronoun,  that. 
4.  Uttb  giitfl's^  urn  =  Hub  mcnn  baS  §eil  meiner  ®ccle  ber  'ifreiS 
Jtdrc.     Cf.  tS^  n^'flt  mn'c*  I'fbon,  life  is  at  stake. 

7.  @icb  iljlli  bcu  tuicbcr.  Harold  repeats  her  words.  2!Sie'ber= 
geben  =  jiidicfgebcn,  return. 

Pag'e  70.  —  2.  Exclamations  like  bei  @ott  were  much  in  use. 
They  conveyed  no  irreverence.     We  may  substitute  beim  §itniiief. 

Page  71.  —  I.  mir  gcljt  C'^  onbcrS  =  eS  »erl)dlt  ftc^  (=  ift)  an= 

berS  mit  mir,  it  is  different  with  me. 

2.  rci^t  =  5iel)t  l)efttg,  I  am  violently  drawn. 

6,  7.  gcb'  and  t)Crfprid)t.  The  indicatives  stand  here  for  con- 
ditional futures. 

8.  ob  cr  bcrcit  fllf)  ftttbet?  an  incomplete  question.  The  com- 
plete statement  would  be:  Olaiibt  31)!:,  bag  (not  ob)  cr  firfi  bereit 
finbct?  or  else  9}fid)  foU  rounbern,  ob,  etc.,  "I  wonder  whether  he 
will  be  ready  to  do  so." 

10,  II.  fo,  no  corresponding  word  is  used  in  English,  though 
therefore  is  implied. 

16.  fprcrf)t  otigcmcin  =  in  angemcinen  2lu§brucfcn,  speak  in 
general  terms. 

18.  ^cr  tocifc  9?af,  spoken  with  sarcasm,  what  sage  counsel! 

20.  c^  I)Onble  fid)  urn  =  e^  betreffc,  that  it  concerned. 

25.  5Crfd)mil5CU,  intransitive,  obsolete,  now  only  serj(^me(5en, 
both  intransitively  and  transitively,  to  melt  away. 

Page  72.  —  i.  ©ettJiJljmtng,  slightly  differing  from  ®e»t)ol)nf)eit, 
habit,  an  abstract  noun,  while  ©elDO^nultg  shows  the  verbal  force 
(ge»rib()nen). 

6.  ^0^  =  bamtt,  in  order  that. 

22.  Stein  =  SSiirfel,  die. 

24.  (c§  ift)  unbcnfbar,  etc.,  the  question  interrupts  the  previous 
thought. 

Page  73.  —  8.  ouf  ttac^t)Cr,  like  the  French  a  tantot;  good-bye 
until  we  meet  after  a  while. 

Page  75. — 8.  'J^onn  atfo  =  folglic^,  hence  you  love  him? 
(S)onn  =  "then"  or  "in  that  case.") 


140  NOTES  [P.  77-85 

12.  So  bfid)tcft  bn,  subjunctive  of  indirect  speech,  as  though  a 
sentence  preceded;  can  it  be  that  this  is yotir  thought? 

14  fo  bod)t  id)  bod^,  "thus,  after  all,  I  was  thinking,"  this,  after 
all,  was  what  I  thought. 

15.  'Jiotl^,  beginning  a  sentence,  is  nearly  the  same  as  abcr. 

19.  bcnit  expresses  an  inference,  as  the  unemphatic  then  some- 
times does  in  English. 

Pag-e  n.- — 3.  ^ergog  .^orolb,  these  words  are  in  the  dative. 

5.  twcr  mtc^  betn  t)Crtntil)ttC !  bem  is  a  demonstrative  pronoun 
and  stands  for  ©ii^'rcS.  /  know  a  sweeter  object,  and  he  who  would 
unite  me  to  this  object  (i.e.  Adele).  We  may  supply  "would  deserve 
my  deepest  gratitude. " 

Page  78.  —  6.  ^^\i  inir  =  tt3ar  fiir  mid^  beftimmt.  Cf.  note, 
page  59,  line  17. 

Page  82.  —  i.  ^Taiflefer,  a  page  and  minstrel  at  William's 
court  who  subsequently  accompanied  his  master  to  England  and 
fought  at  the  battle  of  Hastings.  He  was  famous  for  his  fine 
voice  and  also  for  his  courage. 

22.  2S>o§  @orf)fc  ?  Cf.  note,  page  60,  line  2 ;  why  mention  Saxon 
or  JVortnan  ?     (Expression  of  indifference.) 

Page  83.  —  6.  %a^  trifft  ftt^  gut,  a  lucky  coincidence. 

9.  The  nature  of  an  oath  on  a  crucifix,  and  even  more  so  on 
some  relic  of  a  saint,  was  such  that  it  made  its  violation  a  mortal 
sin  for  which  the  church  itself  could  not  give  pardon.  Cf.  Intro- 
duction, page  ix. 

Page  84.-8.  gSog,  iJontg?  The  meaning  of  2Ba«  differs 
from  the  one  explained  in  note,  page  60,  line  2.  Here  it  expresses 
wonder  and  astonishment.  The  comma  after  2Ba§  marks  the 
difference.  —  9Jun  ttJCr  ?  The  colloquial  tlUtt  corresponds  to  well! 
used  indefinitely. 

13.  hx'\i)i  %\iX  ^X'^t,  falls  prostrate.  —  lifc^  0U§!  become  extinct! 

from  auSlofd)en. 

Page  85.  — 16, 17.  lo^t  'i^\\x . . .  cntriitnt  er.  In  prose:  3Bcntt 
Sl^r  il)n  je^t  entfommen  lagt,  fo  entrinnt  er  jeinem  Stbe,  etc.,  If  you 
let  him  escape  now,  he  will  prove  false  to  his  oath. 


p.  86-95]  NOTES  141 

Page  86. —  12.  oufflCfjobcn  =  Oenua^rt,  in  a  sinister  sense; 
aui[)eben,  (i)  "to  pick  up,"  (2)  "to  keep  safe."     Cf.  page  36,  line  8. 

Page  87.  —  7.  aJfo^fo.  Not  so  in  modem  usage  where  alfo 
always  means  "therefore"  or  "consequently."  Cf.  note,  page  21, 
line  2. 

Page  89.  —  3.  bc§  .^pinflcgongncn  =  be«  SSerjtorbenen ;  of  the 

deceased.     Cf.  "gone  to  his  rest." 

6.  il)n  graufcn  JrCUCl^  ^Cifjcnb,  charging  him  with  a  horrid 
crime  (or  desecration). 


ACT    IV 

Page  90.  —  6.  "ba^  is  nominative  case ;  i^m,  dative  of  interest 

Page  91.  — 4-  @nt^,  for  einen  ©rug. 
15,  16.     5fi?o^,  here  il'avum. 

Page  93.  —  3.  Hnl)Ctl6cratncr  =  Seraten  com  Unfjeit,  a  com- 
pound like  iibelberatncv,  one  ill-advised,  but  much  stronger,  — you 
■whom  mischief  has  advised  {ox  guided). 

18.  '^n,  bcr  it)in  frfjWur.  The  relative  stands  here  in  the  third 
person.  If  the  second  person  of  the  relative  were  used,  the  rule 
would  require  the  repetition  of  bu  after  it:  tVi,  ber  bu,  etc.  {Cf. 
in  the  first  person:  "^6),  ber  tc^,  etc.). 

Page  94.  —  4.  t^uc  ab  =  lege  ab,  put  away. 

10.  9)Zart  unb  firaft,  somewhat  inconsistently  in  the  accusative, 
after  DoU,  according  to  modern  usage,  while  the  older  form,  the 
genitive,  is  used  in  the  next  line.  However,  when  an  adjective 
precedes  a  noun  after  tiott,  we  occasionally  find  even  now  a  geni- 
tive used,  and  even  preferred,  at  least  in  poetry.  9iot§  is  probably 
due  to  juxtaposition  with  HugCIt  Sinit^. 

14.  iibcrmittcttC,  transmitted,  handed  down,  i.e.  "human  speech." 
—  bctoa^rc  goes  with  baS  ?anb  in  line  12. 

18 — 20.  Cf.  note,  page  83,  line  9. 

Page  95.  —  I.  SSa^  I)obt  3^r  Dor  ?  =  SSaS  ttJoEt  3br  tf)un? 
5.  baruntcr,  present  usage  requires  luorunter,  as  indicating  the 


142  NOTES  [P.  96-102 

force  of  a  relative  pronoun.     The  older  writers,  especially  Goethe, 
use  the  former. 

Page  96.  —  2.  5Itt  tntr  t)orbct5ugeI)cn,  i.e.  oI)ne  mid^  gu  begriigen 
(ift  ratfeU)aft  or  imbegreiflid)),  to  pass  me  without  speaking  to  me 
{greeting  tne)  (is  puzzling  or  incomprehensible). 

7-  fflUficr,  in  the  archaic  sense  of  unwounded. 

Page  97.  — 19.  ^ittg  ftt^  on  btc  ^iritc  =  fud^te  bie  ©efeHfc^aft 

beS  ebrlofcu  9formannen=2)idl)d)euS,  attached  himself  to  a  disho^torable 
N^orman  girl. 

22.  j^fitt^  Cr'§  gct^an  =  would  heaven  had  done  so  the  day  when, 
etc. 

Page  98.  —  i.  alfo  =  fo.     Cf.  page  87,  line  7. 

Stage  Direction.     oufgct^Olt  =  gebffuct,  opened,  instead  of  OUf= 

gegogen,  drawtt  up. 

Page  99.  —  5.  bet  bcrcn  23i)tffcnfc^0ft,  at  the  knowledge  of 
TV  hie  h. 

17.  Its  track  lies  over  those  who  are  huma7i  born. 

18.  2)er  9)Icttfd)cu  Soiling  =  ben  ©efe^en  bcr  SKenf^^eit,  the 

laws  of  hwnaiiity. 

19.  tlbhJirft,  the  position  and  form  of  the  verb  shows  this  sen- 
tence to  be  dependent  on  \QCX  {he  who)  in  line  18. 

21.  bcr,  demonstrative  pronoun,  supplementing  the  force  of  the 
previous  2Ber. 

Page  100.  —  4.  §irn  =  ©e'^irn,  brain. 

Page  101.  —  3.  sfiuntt  auf  bic  Otoffc  for  gaiimt  bie  9to[fe  auf, 

put  the  bridles  on  your  horses. 

6.  6'r  \)o\t  fic^,the  imperative  of  the  third  person  z=  SJJoge  cr  ftc^ 
.  .  .  f)o{en  {fetch). 

13.  §cbt  OUf  belt  ©tul^I;  auf  is  the  prefix,  hence  should  stand 
after  ®tuf)I.     Cf.  page  loi,  line  3. 

1 5.  ttJCl)'  OUf  (Slid),  an  Anglicism  =  Woe  upon  you.  The  regular 
use  is  in  line  16. 

Page  102.  — 19.  fu:^Uo§,  supply  jei. 


p.  lOS-110]  NOTES  143 

Page  103.  —  5.  JHutcnftcrn  =  iJomet. 

Page  104.  —  3.  Tie  Icljtc  Stunbc  fam  =  bie  tc^tc  <2hinbe  ifl 
gctommeu!  Cf.  note,  page  6,  line  5.  —  9)iad)t  C^urfj  =  SBcflebt  (Sucf), 
^i-ziz/t^  yourselves.  Cf.  3)tQd)t  ba^  3l)r  Had)  ipaiijc  tomint,  where 
mac^t  =  cilt. 

6 — II.  In  these  six  lines  we  have  trochees  instead  of  iambics. 
But  there  is  an  extra  syllable,  both  after  the  second  trochee  and 
the  last,  in  lines  6 — 9,  one  after  the  second  trochee  in  line  10,  and 
one  after  the  last  trochee  in  line  11.  The  effect  of  the  meter  is  im- 
pressive and  weird. 

Page  105.  —  5.  einc  %t\i,  supply  tt)eld)e  ©cfa^ren  bringt. 

10.  cin  for  ^erctn, 

11.  jo  =:you  know  (or  equivalent). 

Page  106.  —  4.  ba  stands  here  instead  of  modem  too  =  in 
>t)cld)cr.     Cf.  note,  page  95,  line  5. 

5.  This  line  is  imperfect,  because  the  accent  must  rest  on  au8  in 
au§gletd)t,  this  being  the  rule  with  all  separable  prefixes.  If  we 
elide  the  i  in  ^^fi^bfeltge  the  verse  is  just  as  imperfect,  because  the 
ending  ge  cannot  have  any  accent. 

Page  107.  —  8.  9)Hr  ttinrb  SJefe^l,  supply  gcgeben;  trarb  is 
avoided  in  conversation,  luuvbe  being  the  regular  term,  /  was 
commanded  or  ordered. 

15.  G§  fcf)i(ft  mici|.  Cf.  note,  page  12,  line  2.  The  subject  is 
bie  ^ird)c  in  line  I,  page  108. 

Page  109.  —  I.  SoUft  "tSW.  This  is  the  second  part  of  the 
compound  sentence  beginning  line  10  with  SBeil,  etc. 

13.  6Jic^  OU^,  pour  out,  i.e.  "Do  not  simply  let  Thy  stars  shine, 
but  pour  out  Thy  light  (so  that  all  can  see  the  accursed  fraud)." 

15.  Unb  niir  mit  i^m  Wcrpurfjt,  we  are  accursed  with  him  (be- 
cause we  have  joined  him). 

Page  110.  —  3.  ^oftc  ftoub,  rm^^  (hold  out). 

8.  bcr  ^Jinttcr,  dative  of  bie  ^JJattcr. 

1 5.  i)tngctau)d)t  (the  ending  cd  is  omitted)  ^  wasted  by  deceit. 
Note  the  force  of  ^in  =  "away."  Hence  ba^ill!  =  "gone!" 
(perished).     Cf.  page  89,  line  3. 


144  NOTES  [P.  111-117 

Page  111.  —  2.  boBci  =  jugegen, present. 

5.  flicb  mid)  ItOti^  frci,  give  me  a  respite  yet. 

Page  112,  —  I,  2.  An  ancient  church  hymn  which  Walter 
Scott  translated: 

That  day  of  wrath,  that  dreadful  day, 
When  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away. 

3.  wxt  —  tion  ntir. 

Page  113.  —  I.  9ttt  btcfcm  ^^ng  flefdlO^,  —  as  it  were,  the  open- 
ing line  of  the  record  of  the  day  used  by  the  chronicler;  there 
occurred  on  this  day. 

12.  btc  jj'ouft  =  tneltte  S^ufl. 

18.  fie,  i.e.  the  hour.  Revenge  is  the  name  of  the  law  which  the 
(present)  hour  obeys. 

Page  114.  — 6,  7.  2)a§  25oI!  ber  2Ingelfarf)fen,  fein  ^bntg  tjoran, 
ging,  etc.  The  use  of  ben  ^ontg  after  5Boran  is  not  justified  by 
usage  or  grammar.  It  must  be  considered  an  absolute  accusative 
here,  or  else  be  explained  by  the  ellipsis:  baS  3>olt,  'ii(x^  ben  ^bllig 
tJOran  Ijat,  the  people  having  the  king  ahead  (of  them).  —  ^ewlid^ 
ttUb  ^0(^,  glorious  and  grand. 


ACT    V 
Page  115.  —  5.  tDtff,  as  frequently  in  the  text  =  wants  to. 

Page  116.  — 15.  tragi  @tl)ulb,  is  at  fault. 

17.  ^tt  ficljft  e§  bod)?  This  constitutes  a  question,  though  the 
verb  is  in  its  regular  position,  but  a  question  which  takes  an  affirm- 
ative answer  for  granted.  This  effect  is  due  to  the  boc^,  the  em- 
phasis resting  on  the  verb,  —  I  suppose  you  see  it,  don'' t  you? 

18.  la^t  ^\\^  bitten.  After  iafjt,  mid)  is  here  understood.  Gud) 
is  object  of  bitten. 

Page  117. —  16.  trttUt,  trautcfter  are  terms  of  endearment 
answering  to  "sweet"  or  some  similar  words.  See  Svautei'  in  line  4, 
page  118. 


p.  118-122  NOTES  145 

Pagre  118.  —  I.  ^olt  auf  bcin  }Ho§  =  t)alte  bcin  $Ro6  auf 
(aiif()alten).     Cf.  page  loi,  line  13. 

F&ge  119.  —  2.  Uiormfinncr  —  ^JZorniannen,  both  genitives,  the 
latter  being  the  more  correct  form. 

3.  4.  For  the  use  of  the  imperfect  in  this  line,  cf.  page  56, 
line  2.  In  regular  prose:  ttjemi  iim  Untcrftii^ung  au8  bonbon  gc= 
lomnicu  uuirc,  jo  f)dtten  ruir  bie  vgd)Iad)t  geiuonnen. 

4.  tUO^l  brcintnl,  thrice,  so  it  seemed  to  me;  4uo()l  is  very  nearly 
"perhaps"  in  such  expressions. 

5.  nad)  iioubou  ju,  in  bcr  3ii(f)tung  auf  Sonbon,  in  the  direction  of 

London. 

7.  tilt  @tit!^,  in  the  lurch,  a  term  originally  used  in  tournaments 
when  the  throat  of  a  knight  became  exposed  to  the  thrust  (2tid)) 
of  the  lance  of  his  opponent. 

10.  Unb  bort  tJCrfonf  mir,  And  there  his  curl-crowned  head  sank 
from  (disappeared  from)  my  sight.  Note  the  force  of  the  prefix 
t)er=. 

Page  120.  — 16.  SBcnn  c§  il)m  tuurbc.  The  missing  past 
participle  may  be  readily  supplied:  2Bcnn  c9  if)in  gegcben  Uiiirbel 
"If  it  were  given  him,"  or  "  if  he  should  receive  it." 

Page  121.  — 19.  2)ic  tl)r  tn§  crnftc,  etc.,  „\\)x,  bie  tl)r,"  etc., 
yott  who,  etc.  The  use  of  the  pronoun  in  the  first  and  also  second 
person  is  required  in  such  relative  clauses  after  the  relative  pro- 
noun. —  itt§  CritftC  '3lngeftd)t  bc§  XobC§,  who  dare  to  face  with  a  lie 
the  stern  countenance  of  death. 

Page  122.  —  4.  It  is  a  historical  fact  that  William  at  first 
refused  the  rites  of  burial  to  the  corpse  of  Harold,  but  that  he 
finally  gave  up  the  body  to  the  family.  As  there  is  no  record  of 
his  motives,  the  poet's  solution  of  the  question  is  not  only  justifi- 
able, but  very  beautiful  and  impressive. 


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